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It is definitely a different feel with the much lighter sleeved aluminum barrel. I have a Tactical Solutions barrel on a Buckmark, and I like it a lot. Very fast. It points a bit high for me, but that's a grip thing, nothing to do with the barrel. It has a different Red Dot on it now.aluminum barrel with a sleeve... don't think I'd like the feel.


The Orthodox Church of Georgia is experiencing a revival — mass baptisms are not uncommon. (photo: Zurab Kurtsikidze/epa/Corbis)
Malkhaz Erkvanidze is considered a pioneer in the revival of ancient Georgian chants. (photo: Molly Corso)
On an overcast weekday afternoon, six young men gather in a modest, drafty apartment in the historical district of the Georgian city of Tbilisi to practice the music scheduled for Sundays Divine Liturgy. The men, whose professions range from students to bankers, belong to the Agsavali Choir and sing the medieval haunting melodies of the Orthodox Church of Georgia at churches and other venues around the capital of the Caucasus republic — a nation that is neither Asian nor European, eastern nor western.
Chanting serves the Lord, says Guja Narimanishvili, a local business manager. I first came to church like any average person, but later I became interested in chanting. Drawn to the melodies, he says, he and his friends decided they had to learn more.
Mr. Narimanishvili began learning the ancient liturgical psalmody of the Georgian Orthodox tradition in 2003. He did not know the first thing about the churchs musical heritage — especially its medieval past.
It is not a normal type of music … the chants were hard for everyone to listen to, he recalls.
Nor are the chants easy to learn. Medieval Georgian chant utilizes a system of three–voice polyphony and differs in organizational structure from the more familiar Byzantine– or Russian–influenced chants of the contemporary Georgian church.
The Agsavali Choir meets a few times each week — and sometimes every day — to rehearse the difficult chants, to learn new ones or to make recordings. Learning the intricate harmonies, explains Mr. Narimanishvili, is a labor of love and faith.
Our motivation is our love for this music, he says. It is a great treasure and when we touch it, it means a lot to us and we are proud we have this chance. In recent years, medieval Georgian chant has experienced nothing short of a renaissance. The Agsavali Choir is in fact one of many such choirs that have spouted up across the country in the decades following Georgias independence from the Soviet Union in 1991. The first, Anchiskhati, is based in a sixth–century basilica of the same name and tours the international concert circuit. The Tbilisi Conservatory of Music has added a graduate program in chant and a new school for chanting and folk music, sponsored by Georgian Orthodox Catholicos–Patriarch Ilia II, has opened its doors to eager students in Tbilisi.
Todays youth especially have taken interest in the ancient art form. Unlike their parents and grandparents, the Millennial Generation is coming of age in a post–Soviet, independent Georgia — a nation still grappling with its national identity after more than a century of sustained cultural, economic and political oppression. In this context, traditional cultural expressions, such as ancient Georgian chants, have gained unprecedented popularity among the youth, who are embracing such discoveries with fierce enthusiasm.
Steeped in the early Christian traditions of the Byzantine and Syro–Palestinian churches, Georgian sacred music took a path of its own in the ancient monasteries in the southwest corner of the Georgian kingdom, now a part of Turkey. By the 10th century, a distinct form of polyphonic chant was well established in the regions Georgian Orthodox monasteries — such as the famous Gelati Monastery in western Georgia — the cultural and intellectual centers of the Georgian people.
Over the centuries, master chanters composed thousands of chants for each part of the liturgy, including feast days. They also took on apprentices who studied under them for as long as seven years to perfect the complex structure of the music.
According to John Graham, a doctoral candidate in musicology at Princeton University and a scholar of Georgian chant, up to half of the Divine Liturgy of the Georgian Orthodox Church is chanted.
The chants are prayers that are meant to elevate the soul closer to heaven, he explains. And they serve a particular function in the church for that purpose.
But the ancient chants of the Georgian church so beloved today were all but lost in the 19th and 20th centuries. When Russia formally annexed Georgia in 1802, the tsar instituted a policy of Russification. He exiled the Georgian royal family and forced intellectuals and nobles to take oaths of loyalty to him. Though the Georgian and Russian Orthodox churches were in full communion with one another, the tsar dissolved the previously independent Georgian church. He dethroned its catholicos–patriarch and replaced its ancient Georgian traditions with Russian rites. The tsar cut off Georgian royal patronage of Georgian Orthodox monasteries, forcing them to end their cultural and intellectual endeavors such as chanting instruction programs.
Then, in 1921, when the Soviets took control of Georgia, the Communist government brutally repressed the church. In the 1920s and 1930s, the authorities systematically murdered countless men and women religious, including many of the remaining master chanters, pillaged and shuttered monasteries and churches and destroyed manuscripts and other sacred texts.
If not for one man — St. Ekvtime Kereselidze — posterity may never have heard the beautiful sound of ancient Georgian chant. Between 1912 and 1936, he managed to salvage the scores of more than 5,000 chants, coordinating the efforts of a small group of like–minded individuals to transcribe them by hand. The group secretly moved them multiple times among three monasteries before finding them a safe location.
According to Professor Graham, Mr. Kereselidze witnessed and assisted in the process of transcribing the chants. Three years before his death in 1944, he detailed the process of transcribing the oral tradition and of his fight to preserve his nations liturgical traditions during Stalins Great Terror in the 1920s and 30s. In his memoir, he even mentions a theft of some of his handwritten transcripts, later finding them wrapping cheese and meats in a nearby market.
And for the next 50 years, the handwritten scores, stored in boxes, collected dust and remained forgotten.
It was not until the 1980s that another man — Malkhaz Erkvanidze — picked up where St. Ekvtime Kereselidze left off. While a student at the Tbilisi Conservatory of Music, Mr. Erkvanidze happened upon the lost archive of manuscripts.
He and a fellow music student, David Shugliashvili — both of whom are now accomplished scholars and leading experts on Georgian chant — marveled at their discovery. The scores did not resemble in the slightest the chants performed by the choirs of the day.
It was anti–church music, says Mr. Erkvanidze about the simplistic, newly composed chants he remembers hearing at church services in the 1970s and early 1980s.
Overwhelmed by the manuscripts complex scores, unlike anything either one had ever encountered, the two friends quickly and rightfully concluded they had stumbled upon a long lost national treasure.
However, as they studied the scores closely, it dawned on them that they were but a skeletal representation of the actual music — the product of Mr. Kereselidzes attempt to preserve the unique Georgian polyphony using the standard, European five–tone scale. The transcriptions also lacked notations of sharps and flats and keys to tempo and mood.
Despite the dangers inherent to the twilight years of the Soviet era, the men embarked on an ambitious project to restore medieval Georgian chant. The men painstakingly recomposed and performed the chants to decipher the original, intended sound.
Today, medieval Georgian chant enthusiasts refer to Mr. Erkvanidze and Mr. Shugliashvili as the patriarchs of Georgian chant. Indeed, the manuscripts the men discovered have not only saved but reawakened Georgias legacy of sacred music.
Ancient Georgian chant is … reawakening the soul of the church, says Mr. Erkvanidze, a modest, unassuming man sporting a salt–and–pepper beard. I feel happiness. Thank God the young people are singing these hymns.
Meanwhile, the Agsavali Choir continues its rehearsal. For these young men, bringing to life these sacred melodies that express their nations spirit is a humbling experience.
We want to restore the ancient traditions of our ancestors, which sadly were lost, says choir member Giorgi Molodini, adding that his ancestors were among those who sought to preserve medieval Georgian chant 200 years ago.
That is our responsibility, and we want to chant as they did.
Photojournalist Molly Corso lives and works in Tbilisi.


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The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Monday released the second list of its candidates, comprising nine names for the Bihar assembly elections.
The second list included the names of six candidates who will contest the elections in the first phase and three others will contest in the second phase of the state assembly polls.
The candidates included Arvind Kumar Singh from Bachwara, Neeraj Mandal from Kahalgaon, Mithlesh Kumar Nishad from Beldaur, Vijay Singh from Chakai, Mohd. Aslam from Sahebpur Kamal, and Chadreshwar Ray Yadav from Warisnagar for the first phase of Bihar assembly elections.
Meanwhile, Arvind Singh was allotted LJP ticket from Atri, Kanhaiya Singh from Mokama and Kali Pandey from Kuchaykot.
As the second list of candidates was announced, LJP’s Parliamentary Committee chairman Chirag Paswan called the rift with politician Anil Kumar Sadhu, (elder brother-in-law) a "family issue" that "cannot be discussed in open".
"It (rift with Sadhu) is an internal family issue. We cannot discuss it out in the open," Chirag said when asked about his differences with his brother-in-law.
“When family matter comes before me, I become very conservative, so our family will seat together and resolve the differences,” he added.
On Sunday, Sadhu accused Chirag of “ignoring senior leaders and hijacking the party” after he was denied a ticket.
When asked about rebel MP Rama Kishore Singh announcement of campaigning against the LJP in all the 40 seats where the party has been given its share and its negative effect on the party, Chirag said, “Our senior leaders will sit and discuss the matter, and we are hopeful that the differences would be sorted out soon.”
When asked about the differences with Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM-S) president Jitan Ram Manjhi over the two seats i.e. Jamui and Chakai, one of which was given to the LJP, Chirag said, “We are in alliance, and there are few dharma of it. After all the discussions with our ally partners, it was decided that the LJP and the HAM-S will contest one seat each.”
The LJP had on September 18 released their first list of candidates for 12 assembly seats.


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LA County Will Mail A Ballot To All 5.4 Million Registered Voters For The November Election
L.A. County Supervisors today voted 5-0 to send a mail-in ballot to every registered voter in the county ahead of the presidential election in November.
The motion was co-authored by Supervisors Janice Hahn and Sheila Kuehl. It requires the county registrar to print and send ballots to all 5.4 million L.A. voters in time for the general election -- addressing the problem of long voting lines and the threat of coronavirus contagion.
“I don’t want people to have to make a choice between their health and their right to vote,” Hahn said, adding the cost estimate is in the neighborhood of $9 million.
The county was already considering expanding voting by mail. Frustrating wait times and snaking queues at many of the new vote centers on March 3 -- particularly downtown and on college campuses -- prompted the Supervisors to order Registrar-Recorder Dean Logan to look into the problems and study expanding absentee voting. Logan submitted his report late on Monday, as the pandemic brings an added urgency to keep voters safe.
“It looks very likely the entire state will move to this model, or a similar model,” Logan said.


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Political Thought in the British Enlightenment
Date: 8 November 2013
Time: 10:00 – 13:00 hrs
Venue: Bungehuis 101, University of Amsterdam
Open to: PhD candidates and Research Master students
Fee (non-members): €50
Credits: 1 ECTS (available upon request)
Coordination: Jan Rotmans & Monika Baar (Huizinga Institute)
Registration: Maximum participants in the masterclass: 12 | Register before: 15 October 2013
Registration PhD candidates
Registration RMa students
This class will be dedicated to the political ideas of three prominent thinkers of the eighteenth century, focusing in particular on their ideas of human nature, the foundations of government, the project of empire, and the role of commerce in modern political life. The discussion will situate their work in the context of the struggle for power in Europe, the overseas expansion of trade and territory from the 1740s on, and modern political revolutions, including 1688, 1776 and 1789. Specific topics to be examined will be the nature of justice, the normative foundations of political subjection, the nature of revolution, and the relationship between power and commerce in the political economy of America, Europe and Asia in the mid- to late-eighteenth century. Texts to be examined will include: David Hume, Essays Moral, Political and Literary, Adam Smith, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations, Edmund Burke, Speech on fox’s India Bill and Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France.
The masterclass is offered in combination with prof. Bourke’s keynote lecture Enlightenment and the British Conquest of India: The Case of Edmund Burke on the same day. Attendance at this lecture is required.
Richard Bourke specialises in the history of political thought and intellectual history, focusing on enlightenment political ideas, having also published in literary and political history. He studied at Dublin, London, Oxford and Cambridge, and then taught at University College Dublin before moving to Queen Mary. He has been a Fellow of the John Carter Brown Library (2004), the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2006–07), the Clark Memorial Library (2009), the Beinecke (2010) and the Huntington (2011). He recently co-edited Political Judgement (2009) with Raymond Geuss, and is completing Empire and Revolution: The Political Life of Edmund Burke for Princeton University Press. He is a co-editor for the Cambridge University Press series Ideas in Context, and co-director of the Popular Sovereignty Network under the auspices of the Centre for the Study of the History of Political Thought. He has commented on current affairs for BBC television, the BBC World Service, the Financial Times and The Irish Times, and reviews regularly for Political Quarterly and the Times Literary Supplement.
Find information on reading and assignments below.
09:45 doors open, coffee & tea
10:00 start masterclass
11:15 coffee & tea break
13:00 end masterclass & lunch
Keynote lecture prof. Richard Bourke:
Enlightenment and the British Conquest of India:
The Case of Edmund Burke
Date: 8 November 2013
Time: 16:00 – 18:00
Venue: Nina van Leerzaal, UB Bijzondere Collecties
Open to: all; required for PhD candidates and ReMa students participating in the masterclass
Abstract will follow soon.
Schedule keynote lecture:
15:45 doors open
16:00 lecture prof. Bourke
17:15 drinks in the Museum café of the Special Collections
Preparation & readings
Bourke, Richard. ‘Popular Sovereignty and Political Representation: Edmund Burke in the Context of Eighteenth-Century Thought.’ In: Popular Sovereignty in Historical Perspective, eds. Richard Bourke and Quentin Skinner (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2015].
Suggested primary reading:
David Hume, ‘Of the First Principles of Government’, ‘Of the Origins of Government’, ‘Of the Original Contract’ and ‘Of Passive Obedience’ in Essays Moral, Political, and Literary ed. Eugene F. Miller (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1985).
Adam Smith, The Theory of Modern Sentiments, ed. D. D. Raphael et al. (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1982), I, iii, 2: ‘Of the Origin of Ambition, and the Distinction of Ranks’, pp. 50–61.
Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, ed. R. H. Campbell et al., (Indianapolis: Liberty Fund, 1981), 2 vols., II, pp. 556–90, 634–41, 731–58.
Edmund Burke, Speech on Fox’s India Bill in P. J. Marshall ed., Edmund Burke: Writings and Speeches, V, pp. 378–451.
Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France, ed. J. C. D. Clark (Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2001), pp. 145––243.
Preparation – for all participants:
Prepare a description of half a page of your own research-project, focusing on how it relates to prof. Bourke’s work and specifically to the theme of the masterclass and the political texts that will be discussed. Furthermore, formulate one question for prof. Bourke pertaining to these themes. Submit via email@example.com; deadline 30 October 2013, 13:00 hrs.
Please bring this description with you to the masterclass; you will be asked to introduce your research and discuss the question you have formulated for prof. Bourke. Max 4 mins.
Additional requirements for ReMa students:
To obtain the 1 ECTS credit, research master students are required to familiarise themselves with the suggested reading; attend prof. Bourke’s keynote lecture that afternoon; and write a 2 page account afterwards, focussing upon the insights gained during the masterclass and lecture and how these relate to one’s own research project. This brief essay will be written according to general academic standards and will be reviewed by prof. Monika Baar (RUG). Submit via firstname.lastname@example.org; deadline 15 November 2013, 17:00 hrs.
Credits & certificate
Certificates of participation and credits are available upon request after the event. Event coordinators will decide whether the participant has fulfilled all requirements for the ECTS. Please direct your request to email@example.com and include the postal address you want the certificate send to. Note: the certificate itself is not valid as ECTS, you need to validate it yourself at your local Graduate School.

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|Publication number||US3943005 A|
|Application number||US 05/394,866|
|Publication date||Mar 9, 1976|
|Filing date||Sep 6, 1973|
|Priority date||Sep 12, 1972|
|Also published as||CA1004508A, CA1004508A1, DE2244702A1, DE2244702B2|
|Publication number||05394866, 394866, US 3943005 A, US 3943005A, US-A-3943005, US3943005 A, US3943005A|
|Original Assignee||Siemens Aktiengesellschaft|
|Export Citation||BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan|
|Patent Citations (1), Referenced by (6), Classifications (20)|
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The invention relates to a method for the manufacture of an electrode material containing silver and tungsten carbide for electrochemical cells, particularly fuel cells and storage cells, by means of reduction of a silver tungstate and a subsequent carburization.
It is known to employ tungsten carbide as a catalyst for the anodic oxidation of fuels, for instance, hydrogen, in fuel cells with an acidic electrolyte. Tungsten carbide may be made, for instance, by carburizing metallic tungsten with carbon, carbon black, or carbon-containing gases, such as carbon monoxide and methane, at temperatures above about 700°C. For the manufacture of bonded gas electrodes, tungsten carbide powder may be mixed with polymers as binders and pore-forming agents or with porous additives, such as activated carbon, and can be cold or hot molded (see "Energy Conversion", Vol. 10 pp. 25-28 (1970)).
Difficulties are encountered in the manufacture of unbonded electrodes which contain the electrode catalytic material in powder form. In the preparation of tungsten carbide from tungstic acid by reduction with hydrogen and carburation with carbon monoxide, for instance, the tungsten carbide thereby obtained has a mean particle size of less than about 1 micron; particles of larger diameter have too little surface area for electrode purposes in electrochemical cells. Employing particles of small diameter in powder electrodes leads to various difficulties. For one, the application of electrical contacts is a problem, as a conducting screen or fabric which is gas-permeable cannot be made economically and furthermore has pores so fine that the catalyst particles cannot get through the fabric into the gas chamber. On the other hand, the diameter of the pores (interstices) which form between the particles, depends on the size of the particles. Narrow pores between small particles develop high capillary pressures if they are filled with liquid, and the presence of a three-phase boundary can be created only by the use of very high gas pressures.
These difficulties are not present in bonded electrodes, because during the manufacture of such electrodes transport pores can be produced, by the introduction of pore-forming agents according to known methods, which are filled with gas even at low gas pressures and thereby readily permit the transport of the reaction gas to the point of the reaction. The use of organic binders, however, can have a detrimental effect, particularly in high-performance electrodes, since the binders have insulating properties and thereby impede the conduction of the current, and exclude a portion of the particles entirely from the conduction of the current, and hence from participation in the electrochemical process.
German Offenlegungsschrift No. 1,939,127 describes a method for the manufacture of an electrode containing tungsten carbide for fuel cells in which the fine tungsten carbide particles are held together by silver, so that particles with a larger diameter are produced. For preparing the catalyst material, the silver salt of a tungstic acid, preferably silver metatungstate, is reduced and carburized at elevated temperature, whereby silver-containing tungsten carbide (Ag-WC) particles are formed. Such particles have a grain diameter approximately in the range of between about 10 and about 80 microns. The electrode material is distinguished by a high load capacity due to its advantageous structure; in addition to the diameter of the particles, which is well-suited for use in powder electrodes, the electrode material has a sufficiently large surface area, approximately in the range of 5 m2 /g (as determined by the BET method). In manufacturing larger quantities of electrode material, however, it is difficult to obtain uniform reproducibility which is particularly observable in the electrochemical properties of the product electrode.
It is an object of the invention to provide a further improved method for the manufacture of an electrode material containing silver and tungsten carbide for electrochemical cells, particularly fuel cells and storage cells, by the reduction of a silver tungstate and subsequent carburizing. In addition, an electrode material with greater activity is obtained, which, furthermore, has a reduced silver content.
Broadly stated, the process comprises forming a suspension of finely divided particles of tungsten carbide in an aqueous solution of a tungstate, adding to such suspension a solution of a silver salt, thereby forming a precipitate of silver tungstate, separating from the reaction mixture a mixture of tungsten carbide and precipitated silver tungstate, reducing the silver tungstate in such mixture to metallic silver and tungsten, and carburizing such metallic tungsten to tungsten carbide, thereby obtaining silver-containing tungsten carbide particles.
In a particularly preferred embodiment of the process, a suspension of tungsten carbide particles having a mean grain size of less than about 1 micron is suspended in an aqueous solution of an alkali metal tungstate, preferably sodium metatungstate (Na2 O.4 WO3). The amount of tungsten, considered as elemental tungsten, in the tungsten carbide particles is preferably equal to the tungsten in the tungstate solution. To such solution and while it is being vigorously agitated, an aqueous solution of silver nitrate is slowly added, preferably dropwise, thereby precipitating silver metatungstate which envelopes the existing tungsten carbide particles and joins them together to form particles of larger size, in the range of 10-80 microns. After the agitation is stopped, the supernatant liquid is decanted, and the precipitate dried. Then the silver metatungstate in such precipitate is reduced to metallic silver and tungsten in a flowing stream of hydrogen at a temperature in the range of about 400° to about 600°C, preferably about 540°C. Thereafter such metallic tungsten is carburized by treatment with flowing carbon monoxide at a temperature in the range of about 800° to 1000°C, preferably about 840°C, thus producing the silver-containing tungsten carbide particles having an average size in the range of 10 to about 80 microns. Further details of the process are explained in the following paragraphs.
The reduction step in which the silver tungstate contained in the mixture is reduced to metallic silver and tungsten is advantageously done with hydrogen at a temperature in the range of between about 400° and about 600°C, and preferably at about 540°C. The reduction may also be performed in two steps, in which the reduction is first performed in the above-mentioned temperature range, and thereafter proceeds in a temperature range between about 600° and 800°C, preferably at about 700°C.
The carburizing step, in which the tungsten of the now-existing silver, tungsten and tungsten carbide mixture is converted into tungsten carbide, is advantageously performed with a normally-gaseous, carbon-containing compound, particularly carbon monoxide or a low molecular weight hydrocarbon, such as methane, acetylene or benzene, at a temperature in the range of between about 800° and about 1000°C. Carbon, particularly in the form of carbon black, may also be employed. The carburizing step is preferably performed with carbon monoxide at between about 820° and 840°C.
In order to improve the electro-catalytic properties of the product electrode material, the reducing and carburizing steps may also be repeated at the same conditions employed in the initial reducing and carburizing steps.
Metatungstates are preferred in the process because they have the advantage that only a small amount of silver is involved, since the silver tungstate formed in the course of the process is the tungstate with the lowest weight percentage of silver. On the other hand, other known tungstates with different stoichiometry offer the option of adjusting the concentration of the silver in the product electrode material. In addition, the silver content in the product may also be controlled by varying the ratio of the starting products, i.e., tungstate and tungsten carbide. If the amount of tungsten (on an elemental basis) in the metatungstate and in the tungsten carbide in the suspension are equal, the finished electrode material has a silver content of about 10% by weight.
Silver nitrate is preferably employed as the silver salt, but other soluble silver salts may also be employed, for instance, silver acetate or silver fluoride. The silver salt is preferably in the form of an aqueous solution, because with such a solution, the precipitation of silver tungstate can be readily controlled.
The electrode material prepared in accordance with the invention, which contains silver and tungsten carbide, exhibits a uniformly high electrochemical activity, and the reproducibility of the method is therefore established. In addition, the catalytic activity is increased over that of the electrode material prepared according to the above-described method; this can be observed, for instance, from the current-voltage characteristics of the electrode materials. Furthermore, the silver content in the end product may be reduced, compared to the product of the above described method, which is important for reasons of economy. Finally, through the use of tungsten carbide as the starting material, it is also possible to conduct an intermediate check regarding the electrochemical activity of the product electrode material by determining the activity of the tungsten carbide so used.
The invention will be explained in further detail with reference to an example of an embodiment and FIG. 1, which figure illustrates current-voltage characteristics of electrodes containing electrode material prepared in accordance with the invention.
Tungsten carbide is prepared as follows: 250 g of tungstic acid (H2 WO4) in powder form are reduced in a quartz tube furnace in hydrogen flowing at approximately 100 liters/hour. The reduction takes place first at 540°C for 3 hours and subsequently at about 700°C for 2 hours. After the reduction is complete, the temperature is raised to about 860°C and the hydrogen is replaced by carbon monoxide flowing at about 200 liters/hour. The carburation is complete after about 4 hours. One obtains about 190 g of tungsten carbide with a mean grain size of less than 1 micron. In order to avoid oxidation (the tungsten carbide can be present as a pyrophorous powder), the material, which is cooled under a carbon monoxide atmosphere, can be suspended immediately in water. The tungsten carbide prepared in this manner is fabricated into a so-called supported electrode having a coating thickness of 20mg/cm2. In a standard half-cell operated at room temperature (about 22°C) with a hydrogen pressure of 30 N/cm2, a 2.5 m H2 SO4 electrolyte and a polarization of 200 mV, the current yield is 0.25 A/gram of electrode material and the current density is 5 mA/cm2.
A solution of sodium metatungstate is prepared in the following manner. 250 g of sodium tungstate (Na2 WO4 . 2 H2 O) are dissolved in 2.5 liters of water and 700 g of tungstic acid (H2 WO4) are added to this solution, which is subsequently heated and maintained for 2 to 3 hours at its boiling point. After the residue, which consists essentially of unreacted tungstic acid, has settled the remaining clear solution of sodium metatungstate, is decanted; additional sodium metatungstate solution is obtained by centrifuging the residue and combined with the decanted solution. The combined solutions are reduced to about 20% of their volume in a sand bath at temperatures up to about 250°C, thereby producing an approximately 1.2 molar sodium tungstate solution.
Electrode material containing silver and tungsten carbide is prepared as follows. 500 g of finely divided tungsten carbide (or an aqueous suspension with the corresponding content of tungsten carbide) are added to 540 ml of an approximately 1.2 molar solution of sodium metatungstate (Na2 O . 4 WO3). The suspension thereby obtained, while being stirred vigorously, is reacted dropwise with a solution of 434 g of silver nitrate in 300 ml of water at a temperature of about 80°C. A mixture of about 1100 g (after filtering and drying) tungsten carbide and silver metatungstate precipitates in the form of a dark gray precipitate.
150 g of such dried mixture of tungsten carbide and silver metatungstate (gross composition: Ag2 O . 4 WO3 + 4 WC) are placed in a quartz tube and reduced in a tube furnace in a hydrogen stream flowing at the rate of about 100 liters/hour for 2 hours at a furnace temperature of about 540°C. After the reduction of the silver metatungstate to metallic silver and tungsten is complete, the temperature of the furnace is raised to about 840°C and the hydrogen replaced with carbon monoxide flowing at the rate of about 100 liters/hour. The carburizing of the metallic tungsten is complete after about 50 minutes. About 107 g of electrode material (Ag-WC) with a grain size in the range between 10 and 80 microns is produced.
The electrode material prepared in this manner is fabricated into a supported electrode having an electrode area of 12.5cm2. To this end, sufficient electrode material is deposited on a layer of asbestos paper, which may contain a binder, to furnish a coating of about 200 mg/cm2. The coating of electrode material is covered on the gas side with a carbon fabric which supports the coating and serves to make electrical contact. On the electrolyte side, the asbestos layer is supported by a perforated tantalum sheet.
The catalytic activity of such an electrode was tested in a half-cell arrangement, a gold sheet serving as the counterelectrode. An electrolyte of 2.5 m H2 SO4 was used as the electrolyte liquid; hydrogen at 20 N/cm2 served as the reaction gas. An Hg/Hg2 SO4 electrode in the same electrolyte was used as the reference electrode.
The results obtained in the investigations are depicted in FIG. 1 as current-voltage characteristics, current density in mA/cm2 versus the polarization (η) in mV, measured against the Hg/Hg2 SO4 reference electrode. The characteristics were obtained on electrodes with a coating thickness of 200 mg/cm2. The data for curve 11 was obtained at an electrolyte temperature of 22°C; the data for curves 12 and 13 at electrolyte temperatures of 50°C and 70°C, respectively.
As may be seen from curve 11, a current density of about 21 mA/cm2 is obtained with the electrode material prepared in accordance with the invention, with a coating of 200 mg/cm2, an operating pressure of 20 N/cm2, an electrolyte temperature of 22°C and with a polarization of 200 mV; from this, the calculated current yield is about 0.1 ampere per gram of catalytically active electrode material. Referred to the tungsten carbide content alone (the material contains about 10 weight % silver), the current yield is about 0.12 ampere/gram. An important advantage of the electrode material prepared in accordance with the invention, as compared to pure tungsten carbide, is that electrodes made with it are operable at a hydrogen pressure of 12 N/cm2, and attain their optimum performance characteristic at about 20 N/cm2 ; with pure tungsten carbide, an operating pressure of about 30 N/cm2 is required.
The attainable current density increases with increasing electrolyte temperature. With a polarization of 200 mV, the current density is about 55 mA/cm2 (curve 12) at an electrolyte temperature of 50°C and at an electrolyte temperature of 70°C, the current density attainable with the same polarization is about 115 mA/cm2 (curve 13).
In addition to fuel cells and storage cells, the electrode material prepared in accordance with the invention may also be employed in other electrochemical cells, particularly for electro-synthesis and electrolysis. If used in storage cells, the electro-catalyst prepared in accordance with the invention is particularly useful as the electrode material in the indicator and consumable electrodes in gastight storage cells, because in such cells provision must be made for preventing the gases which may be generated due to overcharging, and are generated during discharging, from exerting an excessively high pressure. In order to achieve this, the capacity of the positive electrode is, for instance, selected to be larger than that of the negative electrode, so that in case of overcharging, hydrogen develops first at the negative electrode (2 H2 O + 2 e- → H2 + 2 OH-). In principle, two means of prevention are known. First, a so-called consumable electrode may be incorporated into the storage cell, at which the hydrogen which may be generated is electrochemically reacted and is brought into solution again. Secondly, the storage cell may comprise a so-called indicator electrode which is catalytically active and sets up the reversible hydrogen potential under the action of hydrogen. This potential, which is measured against a reference electrode, may then be used as a control signal to terminate the charging process. The electrode material prepared in accordance with the invention can be used for both kinds of the auxiliary electrodes mentioned, i.e., the consumable electrodes and the indicator electrodes.
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|US3684579 *||Jul 21, 1970||Aug 15, 1972||Konrad Mund||Method of producing a tungsten carbide containing electrode for fuel elements|
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|US6551569||Sep 28, 2001||Apr 22, 2003||Osram Sylvania Inc.||Supported tungsten carbide material|
|US6656870||Sep 27, 2001||Dec 2, 2003||Osram Sylvania Inc.||Tungsten-containing fuel cell catalyst and method of making same|
|US6696184||Sep 29, 2000||Feb 24, 2004||Osram Sylvania Inc.||Supported tungsten carbide material|
|US7727927||Oct 4, 2005||Jun 1, 2010||Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.||Method of making tungsten-containing fuel cell catalysts|
|US8057962||Mar 25, 2004||Nov 15, 2011||Global Tungsten & Powders Corp.||Tungsten-based electrocatalyst and fuel cell containing same|
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|U.S. Classification||148/513, 423/439, 420/431, 429/219|
|International Classification||H01M10/52, H01M4/90, C25B11/04, B01J27/00, H01M4/88, B01J37/18, B01J23/50|
|Cooperative Classification||B01J37/18, Y02E60/50, H01M4/90, C25B11/0478, B01J23/50|
|European Classification||B01J37/18, C25B11/04D4, B01J23/50, H01M4/90|


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Blue Crush VooDoo Drops adds a sweet and sour blue Raspberry taste and smell to your favorite creations. It's "berry goodness tart flavor" will have you drooling over your hard candy, gummies, slushies, etc.
Brings back those childhood memories of the "blue cold cup" from the neighborhood candy lady!!
Our Blue Crush VooDoo Drops can be added to chocolate, hard candy, cakes, frostings, cookies, pies, drinks, ice cream, cold cups and more.
Ingredients: natural and artificial flavor, soybean oil
Size: 1 oz

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text: Now you see him, now you don’t! Where’d that stylish kitty cat go? Camouflage is a sure way to blend in but stand out and make a bold fashion statement. Why not take that statement just a little further with this stylish and cute cat camo shirt (try saying that three times fast!)? Show your love of cats and your taste for fashion in a bold pattern that’s making a huge comeback on this casual cat camouflage shirt.

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The conversation usually comes after someone watches an elderly family member become ill and then struggle to create a quick plan for care. Paying for it all drains assets fast. That’s when family members think about their own plans for long-term care.
Starting the conversation about long-term care early is good planning that can save money.
“Far too many people wait until it’s too late,” said Scott Radcliffe, executive vice president of Engle-Hambright & Davies Advisory Services, Lancaster.
Long-term care insurance pays for home care as well as stays in assisted-living and nursing homes. Most people pay those bills with Medicaid or personal savings, but as costs for care increase, insurance is offered as a safety net – with tax benefits. While there are millions of potential buyers, it’s been a tumultuous time for the long-term care insurance market. Insurers are dropping the coverage or increasing premium costs to handle the rising cost of care and life expectancy.
Most people don’t have the assets to pay for long-term care, which creates a significant uninsured risk.
In the Reading area, seniors pay a median annual rate of $116,800 for a semiprivate room in a nursing home, according to Genworth Financial’s 2014 Cost of Care survey. Home health aides and home care cost more than $40,000 a year in Berks.
“Many people don’t have those kind of savings put away,” said Ray Landis, advocacy manager for AARP Pennsylvania.
The majority of seniors will need long-term care, but the market for insurance policies has been struggling for at least a decade, according to Limra, an industry-funded research group based in Windsor, Conn. Long-term care coverage is an insurance product that’s more difficult to sell than other policies.
“In part, this may be due to the complexity of the product,” said Karen Fisherkeller, research analyst with Limra. “However, it also true that most consumers feel uncomfortable about planning for their long-term care needs. Some are under the misconception that long-term care costs will be provided for by Medicare. Many do not understand the value of the coverage relative to its costs. Consumers often feel that the product is too expensive and that they cannot afford it, or they don’t see the value relative to the price.”
Buying early is cheaper
David “Ski” Skalski, director of insurance at EHD Advisory Services Inc., Lancaster, often will hear from a client who has been referred from a financial planner or attorney. He has seen a steady increase in long-term care insurance in the past 10 years.
People assume Medicare or Medicaid will take care of long-term needs, but that’s limited, said Jay Mahoney, benefits manager for Gallen Insurance, Cumru Township. One way to change that would be marketing long-term insurance and making sure people understand the costs.
Insurance agents and advocates push for people to buy a policy in their mid-50s or mid-60s, when costs are lower.
In 2010, the most recent year data was available, the average annual premium for those younger than 55 was $1,831, according to America’s Health Insurance Plans, a national trade association representing the health insurance industry. For those 75 and older, the cost more than doubles, to $4,123.
In addition to individual policies, some companies offer long-term care policies as a benefit to executives. It’s an incentive for executives, and the company can write off the cost as a business expense, Skalski said.
Insurers facing higher costs
Costs have increased for insurance companies as well. People are living longer, and that’s expensive for the companies paying for care, especially on lifetime policies. Low returns on insurers’ investments also have reduced revenue.
As a result, some carriers have dropped the policies, and those remaining have raised premiums. The average rate increase approved by Pennsylvania’s Department of Insurance in the past two and a half years has been around 20 percent, said Melissa Fox, department deputy press secretary.
AARP Pennsylvania has heard from members who have regularly paid for policies for 20 years and then saw a 90 percent increase in premiums, AARP’s Landis said.
“We end up with a lot of consumers who are victims of the rising costs of long-term care and the inability of the insurers to adequately plan for the way these costs go up,” he said.
While the premium increases are problematic, Landis said, the need for long-term care insurance remains.
Policy holders can adjust benefits to avoid paying more, Mahoney said. They can reduce inflation protection, a coverage feature that gradually increases the value of the benefit over time to keep up with inflation, or shorten the benefit period, Mahoney said.
Periodic re-evaluations are now common for the policies anyway, with insurance agents asking customers if they want to change coverage through guaranteed purchase options, said Jesse Slome, executive director of the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
Other popular options include inflation protection and in-home care. Another option is a shared policy, with a couple sharing benefits as needed.
People assume incorrectly that all baby boomers are good prospects for long-term care insurance, Slome said. Rather, the target market is at the right age, healthy enough to qualify and able to afford the policies. Some baby boomers haven’t planned and don’t have the income. People with illnesses can be denied coverage or see a rate increase. However, the potential market is still 18 million to 20 million people, Slome said.
The partners at EHD suggest long-term care insurance to every one of their clients.
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Friends of ours visit Traverse City, Michigan, the cherry capital of the world, and they were so kind to bring this bottle back home for us.
This American Cherry Edition is a small batch whiskey infused with Montmorency cherries. The Montmorency cherry is a variety of sour cherry grown in Canada, France, and the United States, particularly in Michigan and in Door County, Wisconsin.
While only 70 proof, it was a hot summer day and we enjoyed this one on the rocks. We like to say it’s deliciously dangerous, or is it dangerously delicious!? Either way… Cheers! 🥃

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44,320 is the story of 8 bogs. These spongy pieces of earth contain matter from tens of thousands of years ago and distinctive histories. Various cultures have used the bogs as sources of energy, medicine, preservation, and even sacrifice. They have been the basis of shared stories and mythologies, and the sites of artistic endeavors. Bogs remain vital to the earth, functioning as carbon sinks, and today are nature preserves and tourist sites. The stories in 44,320 came out of an equal parts celebration and lament of our current state. An imagined nostalgia for a time before climate change and an absurdist pursuit of information resulted in this pilgrimage to the 8 bogs. The stories contain these bog histories, yet also tie them to divergent material, including memes, pop songs, politics, and global crises. Bogs, like other landscapes and sites I explore, represent our fraught relationship to land, environmentally, culturally, and politically. This work also positions itself in my wider artistic, musical, and design practice as a frustration towards the limitations of working within a particular genre or medium. As a lifelong musician, I’ve always found connections between sound and landscape. As a result, narratives resist genres through embodying varying personas and styles which shift between informative, performative, and poetic, or music, abstract sound, and spoken language.


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The Southern Prairie Library System is proud to present “Cowboy Music for Kids” featuring musician, Marshall Mitchell. This program continues the 2015 Summer Library Reading Program, “Every Hero Has a Story,” and will be held on Thursday, June 11 at the Altus Public Library. The program will start at 2 p.m. and last approximately one hour.
Marshall Mitchell’s “Cowboy Music for Kids” Concert is a foot tapping, hand clapping, coyote howling, good time filled with interactive songs and stories. With his trusty sidekicks, Marshall intertwines character traits, cowboy virtues, heroes, and friends, making them relevant in the world of kids today.
Marshall loves helping kids learn through music. He started small, writing songs in his own home that reinforced life lessons. “Well actually, I had kids… I decided they needed a little more instruction than usual, so I took it upon myself as Dad to write the songs, tell the stories, and try to educate them through fun,” said Marshall. His act is designed to show children that learning can be a fun ride and all they have to do is latch on.
Ranger Marshall’s plan is to get the kids laughing and having so much fun that they don’t even realize they are learning. He is taking the lessons learned in school and home and reinforcing them through music. “Hopefully I’m doing what Mom and Dad are doing at the house,” said Marshall, “but as the singing cowboy I’m coming from the blind side. I’m having fun and we’re talking about not playing with fire as well as making good decisions and bad decisions. Hopefully it sinks in and they go home and say ‘Mom, we’re not supposed to play with fire.’” If you’d like to hear some more from The New Singing Cowboy, head to his website at http://marshallmitchell.com/.
In addition to Thursday’s program, the Altus Public Library will also offer a film for pre-school children at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 9. The film this week will be Spoon…and More Stories About Friendship. The film lasts about 30 minutes.
The first “Teens and Tweens Craft Day” will be held Tuesday afternoon, June 9, at 2 p.m. This week’s craft will be a choice of painting a miniature bird house or making some glue jewelry. This workshop is for children ages 12 and up. It is free and all supplies will be provided.
Marshall’s performance is funded with the assistance of the Oklahoma Arts Council and the National Endowment for the Arts. The Summer Library Programs are partially funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) administered through the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. The IMLS is the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 122,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to information and ideas.
For more information about this performance or the rest of the summer library program activities, please contact the library at 477-2890 or check their Facebook page: Southern Prairie Library System.

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Topeak's Pocket Rocket boasts an aluminum barrel for superb function, durability and max pump power, while its plastic handle ensures pumping comfort. And, its aluminum thumb-lock head fits both Presta and Schrader valves.
Planet Bike's Ozone ATB AL Mini-Pump is a ride-saver. For easy pumping and fast fills, it boasts a sturdy aluminum barrel, a locking T handle, an easy pumping action and a thumblock head (with a cap to keep the mud out). This great inflator fits all valves and is small enough to carry in a pack or pocket, or you can use the included frame mount.
Blackburn's Mammoth Flex Mini-Pump is a compact, mountain bike specific pump that has a flexible hose attachment. A built in PSI gauge lets you dial in precise tire pressure on the trailside. - Mini pump designed specifically for mountain bikes with 50 psi maximum - Pump head locks in place with a simple twist - Inline 50 PSI gauge - High-volume MTB design - 222g / 0.49lbs
Lezyne's Alloy Drive mini-pump quickly inflates your tires so you can get back on your bike. Its CNC-machined aluminum barrel and handle help you get pumped up to 90 psi in a flash. And, making your inflation experience even easier is a Presta and Schrader compatible Air Bleed System Flex Hose that stows inside the handle when not in use.
Planet Bike's Ozone ATB AL Mini-Pump w/Gauge is a ride-saver. For easy pumping and fast fills, it boasts a sturdy aluminum barrel, a locking T handle, an easy pumping action and a thumblock head (with a cap to keep the mud out). Plus it even has a gauge for getting the pressure just right. This great inflator fits all valves and is small enough to carry in a pack or pocket, or you can use the included frame mount.
$19.99 - $24.99
Small enough to carry along yet big enough to pump efficiently. The PMP-4.2 comes with a handy holder that bolts under a water bottle cage and holds the pump securely. All-aluminum barrel construction ensures long life and smooth operation. - Presta- and Schrader-valve compatible - Includes mounting hardware to securely attach to water bottle bosses or under bottle cage - Maximum pressure 90 PSI/6bars - Approximate weight 4.6oz/130 grams - 10.5 inches in length (265mm)
Lezyne's Gauge Drive HP is a compact hand pump made of custom CNC machined aluminum for precise, lightweight construction. This high-pressure pump design easily inflates road tires to riding pressure with fewer strokes. The overlapping handle and barrel are integrated into a compact design. It comes equipped with Lezyne's ABS Pen Gauge, a compact in-line pressure gauge compatible with Presta and Schrader valves.
Ultra compact yet big on power, the Microbar is the ultimate road pump. Fitting easily into your jersey pocket, it quickly inflates tires to 120psi – providing much of the compactness and portability of the Nanobar with the greater efficiency of a longer pump. Prevent jarring and damage to the valve while pumping with a retractable head mounted to a flexible hose. The feature-rich Microbar is the essential companion for the serious road cyclist. - Extendable hose & head system - Protects valves & easy to use - Fits Schrader or Presta - Over-handle design - Snap fit frame mount included - Length: 235mm - Capacity: 32cc - Pressure: 120psi / 8.3bar - Length: 235mm - Body: Aluminium - Head: Retractable
Blackburn's CO2fer Mini-Pump is a cleverly designed and fully functional mini pump that allows a CO2 cartridge to stow away inside and that can be quickly rearranged as a CO2 inflator. - Mini pump designed specifically for mountain bikes with 50 psi maximum - Blackburn 16g threaded CO2 cartridge included - 191g / 0.42lbs
Anyvalve pump head adapts to Presta, Schrader, and Dunlop valves. Details: - Rebuildable internals - Tough aluminum barrel - Ergonomic handle - Includes cage mount - 90 psi max pressure - 162g / 0.35lbs
Reach peak inflation pressure in a flash with Topeak's Peak DX II. Its butted-aluminum barrel and folding T-handle makes pumping up tires a snap! Plus, the thumb-lock SmartHead grips tight on both Presta and Schrader valves.
Lightweight performance and efficiency for road riders who like to travel light and fast, but still have the option of Schrader or Presta option. CONSTRUCTION • CNC-machined lightweight aluminum with red anodized pump shaft and non-slip/machine-textured grips HEAD • Aluminum, reversible Presta/Schrader valve with mud plug • No locking lever required ADDED BENEFITS • Non-slip texture means no-slip in wet or sweaty conditions • Diaphragm chuck design increases valve retention as tire pressure increases • Mounting bracket and bolts included • Pressure Rating: 160 psi • Weight: 99 grams / 0.22 pounds • Length: 25.4cm / 10 inches
Lightweight and powerful, Topeak's Mountain Morph is a mini-pump that works like a floor pump. It features a fold-out base you can stand on, a long hose, a padded T-handle and a high-volume aluminum barrel for easy inflation. A frame mount is included, too.
Lightweight, CNC machined aluminum construction. Efficient and compact overlapping handle optimized for high-pressure applications. Equipped with the ABS Speed Flex hose (Presta valve only). Includes a composite matrix aluminum frame pump mount. - SMALL: 180mm | 80g - MEDIUM: 216mm | 92g - MAX: 160psi | 11bar *Note: Blue color not available in the United States
Lezyne's Micro Floor Digital Driver is their ultimate portable pump with an integrated, highly advanced digital gauge. Lightweight CNC-machined aluminum barrel, piston, base, and T-handle optimized either for high-pressure (160 psi max) or high-volume (90psi max) applications. Long, versatile hose improves pumping convenience. Stainless steel foot peg stabilizes pump during use. - ABS Flip-Thread Chuck equipped - Includes composite matrix frame mount
The most compact, lightweight Dual Action pump with gauge that road riders can fit anywhere. Large integrated 1-1/8" diameter easy-to-read analog gauge provides the perfect inflation every time. Dual-Action (DA) doubles volume with each stroke and inflates tires to 120psi / 8bar. Integrated dust cap keeps pump head clean and thumb-lock lever ensures an air-tight seal. - Head: Presta with integrated dust cap - Barrel/Thumb Lock: Aluminum - Handle: Polymer - Capacity: 120psi / 8bar, 1-1/8” Analog - Volume Per Stroke: 36 cc (pull + push) - Added Features: Dual action pumping head - Side mount bracket - Size: 21.8 x 3.4 x 3.1cm / 8.6” x 1.3” x 1.2” - Weight: 116g / 4.09oz
Planet Bike's Ozone ATB Comp Mini-Pump is a ride-saver. For easy pumping and fast fills, it boasts a locking T handle, an easy pumping action and a thumblock head (with a cap to keep the mud out). This great inflator fits all valves and is small enough to carry in a pack or pocket, or you can use the included frame mount.
Axiom's Expand Air HV is a telescoping mini with a fold-out ergonomic T-handle and a sturdy plastic-composite barrel for high-volume pumping power. Its reversible thumblock head fits Schrader and Presta valves and has a cap to keep dirt out. A frame mount is included so you can always have the pump handy.
Capable of inflating high-pressure road tires with ease, Lezyne's Carbon Drive Lite mini-pump gets you back on your bike quickly. Carbon construction makes for an impressively low weight and ride-in, ride-out durability. Its high-pressure piston is capable of reaching up to 120 psi in a flash and is Presta/Schrader compatible. And, the Carbon Drive's hose flexes to reach tricky valve stems and stows in the handle for maximum portability.
Lezyne's Pressure Drive CFH features a versatile design combining the efficiency of a hand pump with the convenience of CO2. Innovative 2-in-1 inflation system works as a high pressure hand pump or CO2 inflator. Integrated steel-braided CO2 Flex Hose (CFH) doubles as a CO2 dispenser. Pump features a CNC machined aluminum body, piston and handle. Flip-Thread Chuck works on both Presta and Schrader valves. Kit includes: Pump with integrated CFH hose, one 16g cartridge and CFH mounting hardware. Adaptable configuration conveniently mounts to frame or slides into jersey pocket. Compatible with threaded CO2 only.
Grip and rip with Lezyne's Shock Drive portable shock pump. With a full CNC-machined aluminum body, tough composite gauge, and palm-sized ergonomic handle, you can pump reps with Schwarzenegger pep till your shock's content. The zero-loss chuck ensures accurate ride pressures up to 400 psi, and its light weight and durability make it great for trail or shop use.
$24.99 - $26.99
• Up to 120psi • Gauge • Lightweight
$17.95 - $17.99
Park Tool's Micro Pump is a super small micro pump that fits in just about any bag or jersey pocket or mounts directly to the frame. Ideal to take along when space and weight are an issue. Aluminum barrel with a locking dual head and soft-touch dual-density flip out handle. - Presta and Schrader valve compatible - Maximum pressure: 100 psi / 7 bars - Weight: 3.7 ounces (105g) - Length: 7 7/8" (200mm) - Includes mounting hardware to securely attach to water bottle bosses or under bottle cage
$28.99 - $29.99
Lezyne's lightweight, powerful HV Drive mini-pump quickly inflates your mountain bike tires so you can get back to pedaling. Its oversize aluminum barrel and no-slip Composite Matrix handle help you get pumped up to 90 psi in a flash. And, making your inflation experience even easier is a Presta/Schrader-compatible hose that stows inside the handle when not in use.
$28.99 - $29.99
Lezyne's lightweight, powerful HP Drive mini-pump quickly inflates your road bike tires so you can get back to pedaling. Its aluminum barrel and no-slip Carbon Matrix handle help you get pumped up to 120 psi in a flash. And, making your inflation experience even easier is a Presta/Schrader-compatible hose that stows inside the handle when not in use. - Small: 170mm, 77g - Medium: 216mm, 90g *Note: Blue color not available in the United States
$44.99 - $49.99
Lezyne's lightweight, powerful Road Drive mini-pump quickly inflates your tires so you can get back on your bike. It features an aluminum barrel and handle so it looks stylish and lasts long. Plus, it's capable of reaching up to 160 psi in a flash and is Presta-valve compatible. What's more, its hose flexes to reach tricky valve stems and also stows in the handle for maximum portability.
Cannondale's Airspeed Vista Mini Pump makes quick work of inflation with its lightweight, aluminum construction and flip-open handle. With great features like a low-profile gauge and a simple, thread-on, Presta/Schrader-compatible head, you've just found a new riding buddy.
Cannondale's Airspeed Transition Pump switches between high-volume and high-pressure modes for efficient pumping, and has a digital gauge for excellent accuracy. A folding handle and foot peg allow this compact pump to easily fit in your bag or jersey. You'll love the retractable hose and a simple, thread-on, Presta/Schrader-compatible head that makes inflating tires a breeze.
SmartHead works with Presta and Schrader valves without swapping parts. Its dual action doubles the air volume with each stroke. The built-in in-line gauge allows for perfect inflation every time. - Includes side mount bracket (Art no. TMD-2GC) - Capacity: 120psi / 8bar - Barrel: Aluminum - Handle: Dual density polymer - Thumb Lock: Aluminum - Size: 24.5 x 4.7 x 3.2cm / 9.6” x 1.9” x 1.3” - Weight: 170g / 5.98oz
Use Sunlite's Air Surge 2-Stage Pocket Pump to inflate both road and mountain tires. It features a high pressure/high volume switch for quick pumping convenience. Flip it to the high volume setting and the telescoping aluminum barrel pumps your tire up quickly. Then, to top it off, switch to high pressure and dial it in. And, its dual-head design works with both Presta and Schrader valves.
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Z19 Radium Lever Rose Door Handle
£0.98 tubular door latch is available with this product (must be selected separately in the basket). Sizes available - 2.5 inch (63mm) or 3 inch (75mm).
- Stainless Steel lever handle on rose door handle - sold as a pair for one door set.
- Fixings concealed by special push-on rose.
- Read typical customer questions about interior door handles.
- Screw fixings supplied including colour matched wood screws and two bolt-through fixings where voids in the door are present.
- Allen key fixing to 8mm spindle - spindle and allen key also provided.
- Sprung levers.
- Lever length 140mm.
These levers can be face fixed with screws or bolt fixed - where possible to do so it is recommended to use these for extra strength. The fixing cover plates can be removed from the handle to avoid any potential fitting scratches.
When cleaning these products take care to avoid any chemical cleaners and use only a dry cloth or a mild soap
Christmas Delivery: Our dispatch dates continue upto 2pm on Thursday 23rd December. We will also be dispatching on Thursday 30th December to help with orders placed through Xmas, and then from Tuesday 4th January 2022.
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The following special offers are available to you when you buy the Z19 Radium Lever Rose Door Handle. The discount for the special offer will show in the cart if both the Z19 Radium Lever Rose Door Handle and the special offer product are added.


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Sex Tape Blu-ray
Director Jake Kasdan follows up his raunchy but lesson-building movie Bad Teacher with another flick about adults behaving badly. In Sex Tape, a couple decides to spice up their love life by putting together the titular tape; however, things don’t go quite as planned. Jay (Jason Segel) and Annie (Cameron Diaz) don't really understand the cloud, leading to the tape getting uploaded for their family and friends to see. Ridiculous shenanigans ensue.
Like Bad Teacher, Sex Tape focuses a lot on the rapport between Diaz and Segel, who are both comedy pros. Despite this, they don't really sell well as a married couple with two adorable, likable children, although the addition of kids in the movie allows for some of the same sort of cheeky kid-based jokes that Adam Sandler also likes to employ in his films.
Segel and Diaz have great rapport, but they are given the tough task of acting upset and a little crazy over their sex tape. Because of this, Sex Tape is often better in moments spent with the rest of the cast, including Rob Corddry, Ellie Kemper, Rob Lowe, Nat Faxon and an obnoxious middle schooler played by Harrison Holzer. Sex Tape isn’t the funniest comedy of 2014, but with few straight up comedies produced this year, it’s a suitable choice for date night. You can order Sex Tape over at Amazon.
Best Special Feature: The Deleted & Extended Scenes are pretty good, illuminating a few plotlines that had to be cut, including more scenes with the mailman after the sex tape was leaked, as well as a subplot featuring Nat Faxon and his in-office romance, as well as the retrieval of an additional iPad. It’s easy to see why the scenes were cut, but they are still worth a watch, as Faxon is the best part of the scenes, as usual.
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Snowpiercer is a movie that is tough to box in and even tougher to define. It’s strangeness stems from the way the project came together to its final product, which is very different from most movies that earn decent enough budgets to also look incredible onscreen. The movie is based on a French graphic novel, has a Korean director and stars a slew of English and American actors, including one famous Marvel star. It’s built on oddities and mixtures, and on cultures clashing in a future that is bleak and dim.
Director Bong Joon-ho's first English language movie is set up 17 years after an ice age has cropped up thanks to a human experiment gone wrong (an animated extra on the disc goes into further detail about the Earth’s weather changes). While most of humanity has died, a slew of individuals are stuck on a train as the weather rages outside. It’s relatively safe for many of those on board, but in the back of the train, the lowly live, relying on protein blocks and the generosity of those up front, including the legendary Wilford (Ed Harris) and the militant Mason (Tilda Swinton) to live. It’s a status quo that makes many discontent, and leaders Curtis (Chris Evans) and Edgar (Jamie Bell) want to do something about it.
Though the flick wasn’t widely viewed in the US, Snowpiercer is one of the best Blu-ray purchases of the year. Anchor Bay Home Entertainment’s release looks great, especially during its action scenes, which include bullets piercing glass between train car and train car. There’s also a memorable scene shot with night vision glasses that is both graphic and elegant. Beyond the actual look and feel of the movie, Snowpiercer is jam-packed with extras for fans. You can order Snowpiercer over at Amazon.
Best Special Feature: The actual Blu-ray disc features critics commentary only, which isn’t much to write home about. However, there’s a separate disc filled with extras that will please cinephiles and action lovers alike. It’s hard to choose a favorite, but I’m personally a fan of learning the origins of movies and thus "Transperceneige: From The Blank Page to the Black Screen" was in my wheelhouse. It's also among the most informative bonus features on the disc. Keep in mind, it is filmed in French and it looks at the comic that was created in the eighties that informed Snowpiercer. It fits perfectly with the second extra, "The Birth of Snowpiercer," which explains in detail how Bong Joon-ho’s visuals were able to come together to create the abstract film.
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Other October 21 Releases
Just in time for Halloween, Universal Studios Home Entertainment is The Purge: Anarchy, the sequel to the hit 2013 flick The Purge. Anarchy is bolder and louder than its precursor, and its landing on Blu-ray just in time for the scariest holiday of the year. It’s good news, too, because Halloween actually lands on a Friday this year. You can order The Purge: Anarchy over at Amazon.
You can also check out some more of this week’s releases, below. Unless otherwise noted, sets are available on both Blu-ray and DVD.
Mad Men: The Final Season – Part 1
Earth To Echo
The Fluffy Movie: Extended Edition
Life After Beth
A Letter To Momo
Duck Dynasty: Seasons 4-6 DVD
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More autonomy, less weight, faster charging, increased safety… the solid battery is often presented as the future of the electric car. Almost all automotive brands are therefore working on this breakthrough, even if its massive arrival is not imminent. State of play.
After the transition from lead to lithium-ion, is the electric car about to undergo a new revolution? In any case, this is what most manufacturers hope for by investing in so-called solid batteries, as opposed to current accumulators with liquid electrolyte. But despite the increasing number of announcements, this technology remains unknown to the general public. The fault is both its apparent complexity and a still unclear launch schedule. Some, like Tesla, are even skeptical and minimize the supposed advantages of this type of battery, while few imagine democratization before the middle of the decade. The argus offers you to take stock.
A solid battery, what is it?
To fully understand what a solid battery is, you must already know how a classic battery works. It invariably stores electricity which it is then able to restore or recover thanks to a chemical reaction called oxidation-reduction. For this, it is necessary to circulate electrons between two electrodes, the cathode, which represents the positive pole, and the anode, which is the negative pole. These two terminals are immersed in a conductive substance, the electrolyte. It is he who allows the ions, these atoms having gained or lost one or more electrons, to move from one side to the other, according to the phases of charge and discharge. In a lithium-ion battery, this electrolyte is liquid.
With the all-solid state battery (ASSB), you guessed it, the goal would be for it to use a solid material, which can be in the form of a polymer or some kind of ceramic. This has advantages… and disadvantages. Please note, there are also so-called semi-solid batteries, which retain liquid components and are thus easier to industrialise. It is the choice of the young Chinese brand Nio for its ET5 and ET7 sedans, and it seems that its compatriot Dongfeng has carried out the same for the fleet of 50 E70 taxis which it has just launched with great fanfare in January 2022… even if his communication could suggest otherwise. Here we will focus only on the even more promising “real” solid state batteries.
What are the theoretical advantages?
- Increased security: the solid electrolyte is not flammable, even when strongly heated. This could thus put an end to the cases of electric car fires which have sometimes hit the headlines, even if they remain quite rare in absolute terms.
- Faster charging: this advantage partly depends on the previous one. Since the risks of overheating have been removed, it would become easier to accelerate the recharging speed. The Renault-Nissan alliance thus recently mentioned a time to refuel electricity divided squarely by three.
- Better energy density: thanks to the use of innovative high-voltage materials, it would become possible to store more energy in the same size and weight. Especially since the cooling system would no longer need to be so complex. We could thus get out of the vicious circle which pushes to install ever larger and heavier batteries to gain autonomy. Volkswagen evokes the possibility of exceeding the 1,000 km radius of action.
- Lower costs: on this point, lithium-ion batteries have not yet said their last word. All manufacturers are still working to make them cheaper in the coming years, to move towards price parity between thermal and electric cars. But the current inflation in the cost of raw materials makes this objective increasingly uncertain. By allowing the use of fewer materials, thanks to its better energy density, and by avoiding the use of expensive lithium for its anode, the solid-state battery could do better. Nissan thus evokes prices divided by two!
- Better life: as you may have already noticed on your smartphone, a lithium-ion battery loses capacity over time. Electric cars are no exception to this phenomenon, which is accentuated among users who multiply fast charges. According to QuantumScape, associated in particular with Volkswagen, the all-solid battery would make it possible to virtually eliminate this unfortunate defect.
Why is it taking so long to arrive?
With such an anthology of theoretical advantages, one might wonder why the all-solid-state battery hasn’t already become the norm. But there are still many obstacles to overcome to be able to offer it in series. It is indeed very difficult to design a solid electrolyte which is at the same time very stable, chemically inert and very conductive. If the Bluecar Bolloré battery is for example already of the all-solid type, its polymer electrolyte must be heated to 60/70 degrees permanently. A constraint that requires vehicles to be left plugged in almost all the time, otherwise they will quickly be found empty! Chemists around the world are thus working on the right choice and the right dosage of the materials used, without a consensus really emerging.
The promises of an increased lifespan are also far from being fulfilled for the moment. On the contrary: according to Toyota, which is one of the most advanced car manufacturers in this field, this would be the major problem of the prototypes tested by the brand today. Finally, the large-scale production of these new type accumulators at a reasonable cost is also a real challenge. For now, no manufacturer is really capable of it, and most of the solid-state batteries that already exist would cost eight times more than their equivalent lithium-ion with liquid electrolyte, according to experts quoted by Reuters. This gives an idea of the path that remains to be traveled.
The solid-state battery, when is it?
With so many unknowns to resolve, builders generally avoid giving a timeline. Most communicate on a serial arrival at best for the second half of this decade, when others, like BMW, are counting on 2030 instead. One of the most optimistic is Stellantis, which announces that it wants “introduce solid electrolyte battery technology from 2026”. Toyota’s premium subsidiary, Lexus, for its part recently mentioned a “possible use of an all-solid-state battery” on his future supercar, replacing the LFA. But this formulation does not oblige it to anything and the launch date of this sports car, which should be produced in very limited quantities like its predecessor, is still unclear.
“It is finally still Nissan which is the most precise: “by the middle of the year 2028, the objective is to produce ASSB technology in series”, recently announced the Japanese manufacturer.“
Which manufacturers will offer solid-state battery vehicles?
As we have seen, most manufacturers are very interested in solid-state batteries. Faced with the complexity of the obstacles to overcome, only Honda or Nissan seem to have chosen 100% internal development for the moment. The others have all signed partnerships with specialized companies. Including Toyota which entered into a joint venture with Panasonic to complement the work of its own engineering teams. Stellantis, the result of the merger of PSA Peugeot-Citroën and Fiat-Chrysler, has for its part set its sights on the American start-up Factorial, also chosen by Mercedes. The Etoile brand even doubled the bet by having invested just afterwards in Prologium, the “the world’s first battery company to mass-produce solid-state lithium ceramic batteries” . Hyundai-Kia also plays on two tables: that of Factorial on the one hand and that of a company called Ionic Material on the other.
BMW and Ford are themselves present in the capital of another American company with a very telling name, Solid Power, which is to inaugurate a pilot production line this year. Volkswagen’s choice fell on QuantumScape, founded in 2010 in California, and General Motors will be able to rely on a joint venture with Posco Chemical. Be careful also not to forget the Chinese manufacturers. We have seen that Nio and Dongfeng have already launched semi-solid batteries, and the Middle Kingdom remains one of the world’s leading producers and designers of accumulators. But Geely, known in Europe as the owner of Volvo and Lotus, does not seem to be really working on the subject for the moment. The group prefers to invest in improvements in liquid electrolyte technologies. He is not the only one in this case. Among the brand absent in this great race for the solid battery, we indeed find Tesla! Is the American manufacturer right to be so cautious or is it, on the contrary, taking the risk of losing all the lead it had gained over its rivals? We will have to wait until at least the middle of the decade to find out.
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Johannesburg - Without as much as entering the ring, up-and-coming South African contender Thabiso Mchunu received a jarring blow in his bid to secure a shot at the WBC cruiserweight title over the weekend.
Mchunu's title hopes were pegged back as a result of the crushing defeat suffered by WBC champion Krzysztof Wlodarezyk at the hands of Grigory Drozd in a one-sided bout in Moscow.
The judges gave the verdict in favour of the new Russian champion by overwhelming 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109 margins to effectively torpedo the proposed title fight between number two contender, Mchunu, and the deposed Wlodarezyk.
"This is a disappointing double blow," said local Showpony promoter Damian Michael, who handles Mchunu's affairs.
"Not only were negotiations already in the pipeline for a fight against Wlodarezyk, but we had studied the Polish boxer and were pretty confident Thabiso would have had his measure.
"Now it's a case of starting all over to secure a title fight with Drozd and that is not going to be easy for more than one reason."
After comfortably securing the third successive win of his United States campaign against the durable, experienced Garrett Wilson earlier in the month, Mchunu had placed himself in line to challenge for one of the diverse world cruiserweight titles.
"Any of the titles will do," said the boxer who is known as The Rock.
"It doesn't matter whether it's for the WBC, the WBA, the IBF or the WBO title.
"But as the number two WBC contender, that is the one I was expecting to materialise. Now I'm just raring for a shot at any one of the champions."
Mchunu is rated among the top 10 cruiserweights by three of the four top-recognised organisations.
But in champions Drozd, Marco Huck, Dennis Lebeder and Yoen Pablo Hernandez, the eager Mchunu would find himself facing an opponent in a different class to the outclassed Wilson.
It was The Rock's seventh successive victory and extended his career record to 17 wins and only one defeat.
Mchunu has not lost a fight since he suffered a technical knockout (TKO) loss against Zack Mwekassa three years ago, going from strength-to-strength after annihilating all opposition in Golden Gloves' "Super Eight" tournament at Emperors Palace two years ago.
He went on to outclass former heavyweight contender "Fast Eddie" Chambers and the KwaZulu-Natal born fighter believes he made the right move to continue his career in the United States.
"This where it is all happening," he says. "I've had three fights in the space of 11 months or so in the States.
"If you provide the goods, you get recognised here. In South Africa even the top fighters often struggle to be appreciated and are frustrated by having to sit on the sidelines, with action that goes no further than the gym."

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Bravely Default 2 - (Asia)(Eng/Chn)(Switch)(Pre-Order)
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Embark on a search for four Crystals in the latest entry in the Bravely series. Explore a new world filled with new characters—with the atmosphere and gameplay the series is known for.
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Save the continent of Excillant with the help of new Heroes of Light! Follow the story of the young sailor Seth as he sets out on a grand adventure and meets plenty of friends (and foes) along the way.
The Brave and Default battle system is back
Balance risk and reward in turn-based battles. Characters can make multiple moves in one turn, but then they may be unable perform actions for a while. Balance is key.
A new world, a new story, and all-new Heroes of Light ready to save Excillant! Engage in turn-based RPG combat with a risk/reward system in the next entry of Square Enix’s Bravely series.
The saga begins when our hero Seth, a young sailor, washes up on the shore of one of Excillant’s five kingdoms. Here, he meets Gloria of Musa, a princess who fled her kingdom when it was destroyed by evil forces bent on stealing its Crystals. He also encounters Elvis and Adelle, two travelers determined to decipher a mysterious and magical book. It’s up to you to stop the forces that threaten these heroes and all of Excillant.
Select from many different jobs, skills, and abilities to customize each party member to fit your strategy. The more you learn, the more tactics you’ll wield. Find and defeat one of the powerful bosses who holds an Asterisk to take on even more jobs—take down Orpheus for the Bard job or fell Dag to become a Vanguard!

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text: James K. P. Musselman, farmer and lumber-dealer, son of Henry Musselman, is a native of Hensley Township, and dates his birth from the 5th day of October, 1845. He was raised on his father’s farm, and at intervals attended the country schools, in which he obtained the rudiments of an English education. When only seventeen years of age, May 2, 1861, he was united in marriage., to Miss Venelia C. Shake, who was born in Oldham County, Ky., on the 15th day of August, 1845. Her parents, J. B. and Sarah Ann (Sturgeon), were both natives of Kentucky, and of German and Irish descent, respectively. Mr. Musselman has devoted the greater part of his life to the lumber business, and at this time is quite extensively engaged in its manufacture, operating a mill which affords employment for quite a number of hands. His present force consists of twelve men, and the mill is one of the best county. He owns a farm also, besides a great deal of personal property, and is classed among the well-to-do citizens of Hensley. He is a democrat in all the term implies, but not an office seeker or partisan. The following are the names of the children, Mr. and Mrs. Musselman: Hallie F., Walter H., Alice M., George and Loyal H., all of whom are living. The following children are deceased: Minnie A., died August 24, 1867; infant, died October 9, 1870, and Eddie, died August 5, 1873.


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Sustainability, diversity, sharing and learning! Visit beautiful Pilgrim Terrace Community Garden, one of Santa Barbara's three Community Gardens! See what is happening in the garden now and we will talk about August, see planting principles in practice - like how to plant a lot in a small space! Be inspired!
Cerena Childress has been an avid gardener since 2002. Although not a long time gardener she has learned a lot in a short time through intense online research and ‘hands on’ learning from her 49 fellow gardeners at the Pilgrim Terrace Community Garden. Ms. Childress became a Certified Master Gardener in 2007 and that very year started talking to Master Gardener classes on vegetable gardening. She is an active community speaker, speaking for the Santa Barbara Organic Garden Club, to Santa Barbara Neighborhood Exchanges, at local Seed Swaps on seed saving, to local gardening clubs, groups, and La Sumida Nursery. Learning continues! This year's experiment is tomato grafting!
She is a strong Permaculture, Food Not Lawns and Lasagna Gardening enthusiast. Ms. Childress is also the author of the Green Bean Connection, a monthly newsletter and blog that includes up to date gardening information and advice. She wrote The Garden Post for Santa Barbara View for 2 years.
Wear a sun hat if it is a hot day. Bring sunscreen, water. Wear sturdy closed shoes. There are no bathrooms, so you know what to do.
There is limited parking behind the garden, where the entrance to the garden is. Otherwise, its nearby street park and walk. Walk, bike, carpool if you can. MAP - please see this map for parking area and where the garden entrance is! If you need to contact me [masked] Gerri

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Employers must engage with the Government’s new Youth Guarantee plan in order get more young people into the workforce, according to Dublin Chamber of Commerce.
Today’s publication of the Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan gives an overview of the various incentives and schemes in place that will allow firms to offer employment, education and traineeships to under 25s who are unemployed.
According to Gina Quin, chief executive of Dublin Chamber: “It is important that the business community does all it can to shape training programs and create opportunities for young people to get to work. The Government’s measures to address this problem will only work if businesses are able to design and integrate the programmes that work for them. The Implementation Plan consolidates the ‘menu’ of supports which will help businesses.”
As part of the educating businesses about the programmes, Dublin Chamber – working with Dublin City Council as part of the Activating Dublin initiative – is organising a session to highlight how businesses have already begun to use the government supports. The session, which is being run in collaboration with Ibec, will showcase some of the private sector best practice of youth activating that exists in Ireland with presentations from Tesco, Microsoft, Eishtec and Green Shield Security.
Quin said: “A cornerstone of Dublin Chamber’s Activating Dublin initiative has been a commitment to improve employment outcomes for young people. I would encourage businesses all over the country to support the Government’s Youth Guarantee Implementation Plan and to do what they can to help the youth of Ireland find work.”
Activating Dublin is working with the Department of Social Protection particularly on the Youth Guarantee Pilot in Ballymun. Paul Carroll, Chair of the Ballymun Youth Guarantee Pilot said: “Building links with employers and ensuring that the guidance and training elements of the Youth Guarantee are tailored to the needs of the labour market is essential.
“The Youth Guarantee pilot in Ballymun, which is bringing together all the key stakeholders in one of the country’s most severely disadvantaged areas, has a very important role to play in informing the roll out of the national scheme and showcasing how businesses are delivering programmes to get young people back to work,” added Carroll.


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