There are two things you may already know about Ann and me: we love mini skeins, and we adore the US-grown, US-spun yarns that Jill Draper dyes by hand in her Hudson Valley studio.
So it's only natural and right that we asked Jill Draper to cook up three different sets of 12 mini skeins in her soft, beautiful Windham merino yarn.
Each colorway of 12 mini skeins was dyed to reflect a specific color story or mood, but they all play well together and with other worsted weights, should you choose to combine these yarns in an epic colorwork project.
The individual colors don't have names, although in a few cases they may match standard colors for Jill's yarns. Dyeing these skeins for MDK was a romp for Jill Draper, who had free rein to cook up bunches of mini skeins in delightful colors. Jill is an incredible colorist; there is artfulness and always an unexpected zing to her combinations.
There are three colorways. We gave them names, because a shop needs things to have names. Try not to let the names influence your response to the combinations. What looks "summery" to one person may evoke an entirely different response in another.
Cabana, a summery bundle of red, orange, pink and green tones, with three beautiful blues.
Posy, a mixed bouquet of intense brights, with paler greens and brown for contrast.
Rosita, a mix of muted shades with flashes of spring green and pale yellow, inspired by love of the improbably beautiful color juxtapositions of Missoni stripes.
A practical note: Windham is not treated to be superwash (aka machine washable), so wash your project by hand in cool water, and lay flat to dry.
Our Next Question: What Should We Make?
Petting these beautiful skeins, arranging and rearranging them, stacking them on the coffee table, is enough. Like any thing of beauty, Windham mini skeins need only exist, and we are happy.
But beautiful yarns cry out to be knitted, so we've given some thought to potential projects for Windham Mini Skeins.
We are beginning to think that Dangling Conversation is the universal donor, the Type O of knitting patterns. Ravelry is currently showing over 1600 projects for this beloved pattern, in every fiber under the sun, and in solid colors, multi-colors, and color-shifty ombres and gradients. They are all beautiful. Each one is a super handy Accessory-Type Item to enhance the wardrobe. We love Dangling Conversation in linen, and we know that we will love it in soft, light merino wool.
The reason Dangling Conversation works so well for mini skeins is that you work a row of eyelets every time you start a new color. This makes the color changes look meant-to-be. There is no indecision about when to start a new color; you start a new one when you are just about to run out of the old one.
Somebody please make a Dangling Conversation in Windham Mini Skeins–we want to see it!
As it happens, Jill Draper herself has a great pattern for Windham, Just One (More) Row.
I jumped in on this pattern with both feet this past weekend.
My first decision: how to sequence the colors for maximum stripe contrast.
It was pretty easy to sort the colors into darker shades and lighter or duller shades. I hemmed and hawed for only the absolute minimum amount of time, and decided to pair them just as shown in this photo.
Then I started off. The "just one row" is easily memorized. Because you work the chevron increases and decreases on both sides of the fabric, it's got a three-dimensional, topographical quality as it comes off the needles.
I was worried–was the i-cord too short? Would things flatten out with blocking? I couldn't stand the suspense, so I bound off (temporarily! I can undo it!) and washed and blocked what I was now (temporarily) calling my swatch.
PHEW. When will I learn to believe in blocking? Blocking is the best!
Here's a brand-new pattern that was specifically designed for Windham Mini Skeins: Dionisio Point, by Elizabeth Elliott.
As a fan of corrugated ribbing, and one who is feeling her Fair Isle skills (midway through the yoke of my Hadley Pullover), this pattern is really calling to me. The pattern calls for one full skein of Windham plus 4 mini skein quantities. I'm thinking, if I do the background color of the corrugated ribbing with one mini skein and the rest of the background with another mini skein, that's 6 mini skeins and no full skein. We'll see how it goes. It's a beauty of a pattern.
Dionisio Point photos by Gale Zucker.
I mean, WHOA. I want this one.
We would love to hear reader suggestions for patterns for Windham Mini Skeins. Ravelry's pattern archives are deep and wide, and he possibilities for twelve 60-yard skeins are mind-boggling. Right now, my mind is focusing on chevrons and stripes, but there are so many other ideas out there. Let us know in the comments.
In 2015 I knit Bex's weather scarf. The pattern specifies a gradient and a different weight yarn, but the concept would totally work with these mini skeins. My scarf was coded to the high temperature every day in my area. You could totally make up this pattern on your own, but the pattern is a fundraiser for Children's Hospital, Seattle, so if you like this idea, you should buy the pattern. Below I'm linking to the pattern, and to may scarf.
I think the set would make a great Inspira Cowl!
I feel like a Stephen West pattern could be a good match.
Stephen West's Building Blocks Cowl seems made for these!
If I had the funds, I'd buy one each of all three and use 'em all in a wrap-size Diagonapples!
Also thinking these are crying out to be part of a Fort Tryon epic wrap!
My stash was overflowing. Then you opened a shop. There is no hope, just yarn, and more beautiful yarn, much of which is not available anywhere else and only until it runs out, so maximum FOMO. And then you give me fabulous suggestions for lovely projects to add to my already endless Ravelry queue.
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Using a different mini for the ribbing MC on Dionisio Point would look so cool. I checked my notes, and I used about 121 yds of MC in total for the sample, so if you brought that colour to where the diamonds meet, I think you'd be in business!
I would like to purchase all three colour ways , but I live in NZ and can't work your online payment form to accept my address I would also like to join up for Techniques and print books too.is there any chance you send yarn and patterns down here to NZ ?
Aha! Now I understand your questions about my neverending zickzack scarf. If (when?) I ever finish, I could easily take up with the Just One (More) Row. That's a beaut.
I think the mini-skeins will be perfect for http://www.ravelry.com/designers/veera-valimaki (Simple Sprinkle by Veera Valimiki). I've wanted to make this for years, but I have a fear of picking the wrong colors. And with the mini-skein sets Jill Draper has picked for me.
Here's the link to the cowl: http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/simple-sprinkle. The other link goes to all of her fabulous designs.
Oh very pretty. Looks like a fun knit too. I have been trying to ignore the mini skeins, not sure I can hold out much longer.
I was going to use the leftovers from my Field Guide mitts to make Dangling Conversation, but somehow the directions seemed hopelessly complicated for me, and I'm not a newbie knitter. Instead, am using three of the four colors to make a Color Affection shawl. But that's not what to do with the mini-skeins, is it? Oh me, so distracted by the Dangling Conversation, and the the use of several different colors, and, and, and….


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Q: How to find out how many TCP retransmits are occurring? I am running Debian Wheezy on an ARMHF platform and do most of the communications over fairly unreliable cell phone networks.  Is there a way to read the no. of re-transmits the TCP stack has done since booting?  Also keeping track of the no. of TCP checksum failures would be helpful.

A: If you need to regularly check those numbers (or even log them somewhere), maybe netstat can help as explained here:
https://serverfault.com/questions/318909/how-passively-monitor-for-tcp-packet-loss-linux
You could log the output and analyze it later.
If you need something to watch in realtime, perhaps tcptrace fits the bill.
An alternative could be to use plain old tcpdump to dump your traffic and then use some more involved analysis tool on your own workstation to analyze it, like Wireshark.
tcpdump, netstat and tcptrace all exist for Debian wheezy on armhf.

A: If you install and enable the "sysstat" package and enable SNMP for sadc. You can then get TCP retransmit information using the below command. And you will also have a configurable amount of historical data (below output is from Ubuntu 13.10).
# sar -n ETCP
Linux 3.11.0-12-generic (hamilton)  2014-10-14  _x86_64_    (2 CPU)

16:05:01     atmptf/s  estres/s retrans/s isegerr/s   orsts/s
16:15:01         0,00      0,00      0,00      0,00      0,00
Average:         0,00      0,00      0,00      0,00      0,00

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Route description
The Hakodate Shindō has two lanes in direction from its southern terminus in Hakodate to Nanae-Honchō interchange. The remainder of the road only has one lane in direction.

History
The expressway was opened between the interchanges at Hakodate and Nanae-Honchō on 30 March 2000. The remaining 4.2 km north of Nanae-Honchō was opened on 24 March 2001.

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Bill Swails founded EarthRoamer in 1998 as a business focused on adventure travel, writing, and photography. At that time Bill was driving a custom expedition camper he built in his driveway to explore, travel and camp in remote locations. In 2002 it became clear that people were more interested in Bill's custom camper than his photography and writing, so Bill designed the EarthRoamer XV-LT and started manufacturing Xpedition Vehicles. Bill has held every position at EarthRoamer, but his favorite "jobs" are designing vehicles and sharing adventures with EarthRoamer owners.
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DOI: 10.1039/C9DT04095A (Communication) Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 966-971
Improvement of the O2 storage/release rate of YMnO3 nanoparticles synthesized by the polymerized complex method†
Yusuke Asakura *, Amiko Miyake , Mayu Otomo and Shu Yin *
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, 2-1-1 Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8577, Japan. E-mail: asa@tohoku.ac.jp; yin.shu.b5@tohoku.ac.jp
Received 19th October 2019 , Accepted 12th December 2019
First published on 13th December 2019
YMnO3 nanoparticles with a diameter of ca. 100 nm, which were synthesized by the polymerized complex method, exhibited a high O2 storage/release rate, because nanoparticle morphology increased the O2 accessible surface area of the material. This material with a high O2 storage/release rate is promising as a separator of O2 from air.
Oxygen gas is widely used in industrial applications including metallurgical fabrication, chemical syntheses, and glass manufacturing.1 Industrially, oxygen gas has been prepared by air separation using cryogenic distillation or adsorptive materials. Since cryogenic distillation at very low temperature is expensive, separation by using adsorptive materials is more efficient. In air separation using adsorptive materials by a temperature- or pressure-swing adsorption mechanism, zeolites have been conventionally used as adsorptive materials. Because zeolites usually adsorb molecules in a size selective manner, N2 gas, ca. 80% of air, is preferentially adsorbed from air.2 For the preferential adsorption of O2 gas, ca. 20% of air, the separation efficiency should be improved. Therefore, materials with selective O2 adsorption properties should be developed.
Oxides with oxygen nonstoichiometry have been found to be one of the oxygen storage materials or O2 selective adsorbents. Some of this class of materials can release/store O2 by only the alteration of temperature or O2 partial pressure by using the redox reaction of transition metals, meaning that they are suitable for O2 separation by pressure- or temperature-swing adsorption.3 Recently, several examples have been reported, such as YBaCo4O7+δ,4 YCr1−xPxO4−δ,5 Ca0.8Sr0.2MnO3−δ,6 Ca2AlMnO5+δ,7 YMnO3+δ,8 SrCoxFe1−xO3−δ 9 and so on. These materials can release/store O2, which result in the topotactic phase transition of their crystal structures by the redox reaction. Because precious elements (Co or Cr) should not be used in practical applications, Mn-based materials are promising. However, the Mn-based materials have some drawbacks, for example, Ca0.8Sr0.2MnO3−δ and Ca2AlMnO5+δ possess high working temperatures,6,7 while YMnO3+δ possesses a low adsorption/desorption rate.8 Therefore, the drawbacks should be solved for practical use as separators of O2 from air.
YMnO3 with hexagonal structure, which is composed of earth–abundant elements, can act as an O2 adsorptive material at a relatively low working temperature (150–300 °C).8 Therefore, YMnO3 is a promising material as a separation medium of O2 from air. However, its slow O2 adsorption/desorption rate is disadvantageous. For increase of the O2 adsorption/desorption rate, the following two procedures can be effective: (i) elemental substitution with other metal ions10 and (ii) decrease of the particle size.8,10b It is reported that substitution of Y in YMnO3 with larger size rare earth metals (Dy10a or Tb10b) increases its oxidation/reduction rate. Decrease of the particle size can facilitate O2 diffusion into the crystal leading to the increase of the O2 adsorption/desorption rate. Up to now, procedure (i) has been frequently attempted, while procedure (ii) has been rarely reported. If YMnO3 nanoparticles can exhibit a high rate of O2 adsorption/desorption, combination with procedure (i) should further improve their performance.
In this study, YMnO3 nanoparticles were synthesized and their O2 adsorption/desorption behaviors were evaluated. A lot of methods for preparation of nanoparticles have been reported such as wet chemical synthesis,11 templating methods12 and so on. Here, we used the polymerized complex method13 for the synthesis of YMnO3 nanoparticles. The polymerized network formed by esterification of citric acid with ethylene glycol can suppress the crystal growth. In the polymerized complex method, the amount of reagents used for polymerization and complex formation can affect the particle size of the obtained oxides. Therefore, the effects of some factors in the synthesis on their O2 adsorption/desorption behavior were also investigated.
The experimental procedures are briefly shown in Scheme 1 (the details are shown in the ESI†). (CH3COO)3Y·4H2O and Mn(CO3)2·xH2O (molar ratio = 1 : 1) were added into an aqueous citric acid (CA) solution and stirred on a hot plate at 40 °C. After the dissolution of the two reagents, ethylene glycol (EG) was further added and heated with stirring at 150 °C until the formation of a gel. The obtained gel was calcined to form a black powder. The experimental conditions including the amount of CA and EG and the temperature of calcination were altered. The sample conditions and the sample names are summarized in Table 1.
Scheme 1 Procedure for YMnO3 nanoparticle synthesis by using the polymerized complex method.
Table 1 Sample names and their synthetic conditions
Sample name
CA/mol
EG/mol
Calcination temperature/°C
Calcination time/h
YMO_700_12 0.064 0.105 700 12
YMO_800_1 0.064 0.105 800 1
YMO_onlyEG_800_6 0 0.105 800 6
YMO_onlyCA_800_6 0.105 0 800 6
YMO_CA_800_6 0.105 0.105 800 6
The XRD patterns of the obtained samples are shown in Fig. 1 with the peak positions of the standard hexagonal YMnO3 (JCPDS no. 25-1079). In the case of CA : EG = 0.064 : 0.105 as a composition for gel formation (Fig. 1a–f), calcination at 800 °C or 900 °C for 6 h led to the formation of a single hexagonal YMnO3 phase (YMO_800_6 and YMO_900_6). The pattern of YMO_700_12 (Fig. 1a) showed broad peaks and different peak intensity ratios from those of the hexagonal YMnO3, although the peak positions were similar. Considering that the pattern of YMO_700_24 (Fig. 1b) obtained by calcination for a longer time showed a mixture of Y2O3 and Mn3O4 with a very small amount of hexagonal YMnO3, YMO_700_12 may possess an amorphous phase or metastable orthorhombic YMnO3.14 These behaviors are consistent with those in the calculated phase diagram of Y–Mo–O in which YMnO3 is thermodynamically stable over 789 °C.15 YMO_800_1 (Fig. 1c) and YMO_800_3 (Fig. 1d) exhibited a mixture of the three phases of Y2O3, M3O4, and YMnO3 instead of the formation of hexagonal YMnO3 at the adequate temperature (800 °C) from the thermodynamic aspect. This is probably because the phase did not reach the equilibrium state at this temperature due to the short calcination time.
Fig. 1 XRD patterns of (a) YMO_700_12, (b) YMO_700_24, (c) YMO_800_1, (d) YMO_800_3, (e) YMO_800_6, (f) YMO_900_6, (g) YMO_onlyEG_800_6, (h) YMO_onlyCA_800_6, and (i) YMO_CA_800_6 with the peak positions of the standard YMnO3 (JCPDS no. 25-1079).
In addition, the ratio of CA and EG in gel formation was altered for investigation of the effects of CA and EG on the final products (CA : EG = 0 : 0.105, 0.105 : 0, and 0.105 : 0.105). In the case of the use of only EG for gel formation, gelation was difficult. The XRD pattern of YMO_onlyEG_800_6 (Fig. 1g) after calcination shows a mixture of Y2O3, Mn3O4, and YMnO3. On the other hand, in the case of the use of only CA for gel formation, although no gel was also formed, a pure YMnO3 phase was obtained after calcination (Fig. 1h). This means that CA plays an important role in the successful formation of the pure YMnO3 phase, probably because the complexation of the metals with CA in gel formation led to the homogeneous distribution of the metals in the precursor to facilitate the formation of YMnO3 during calcination. The slight increase of CA for gel formation did not largely affect the XRD pattern of the product (Fig. 1i).
The TEM images of the obtained samples are shown in Fig. 2. The image of YMO_700_12 shows very small nanoparticles with a size of 20–30 nm. The TEM image of YMO_800_1 shows slightly larger particles of size 20–50 nm. Judging from the TEM images of YMO_800_3 and YMO_800_6, the particles sizes (ca. 100 nm) were larger than that of YMO_800_1. Although the particle sizes of YMO_800_3 and YMO_800_6 were almost the same, the aggregation degree of YMO_800_6 was higher. The particle size of YMO_900_6 was further larger (ca. 150 nm). These results indicate that calcination for a longer time and/or at higher temperature can also lead to crystal growth. For investigation of the effect of the CA and EG ratio on the obtained morphology, the TEM images of YMO_800_6, YMO_onlyCA_800_6, and YMO_CA_800_6 (Fig. 2d, f and g) obtained under the same calcination conditions were compared. The particle sizes were not so different between one another, while the higher EG ratio in the gelation led to the dispersed particles. Particularly, the particles in YMO_onlyCA_800_6 were highly aggregated unlike the case of YMO_800_6. Although some particles in YMO_CA_800_6 seem to be more dispersed than those in YMO_800_6, some of them were aggregated (Fig. 2h). This is probably because the polymerization of CA with EG can physically separate the crystal nucleus. Consequently, both the complexation of the metals with CA and polymerization of CA with EG were important for the formation of the pure YMnO3 phase and the dispersed particle morphology. More precise control of the CA/EG ratio may lead to the formation of particles with various degrees of aggregation.
Fig. 2 TEM images of (a) YMO_700_12, (b) YMO_800_1, (c) YMO_800_3, (d) YMO_800_6, (e) YMO_900_6, (f) YMO_onlyCA_800_6, and (g and h) YMO_CA_800_6.
The crystallite sizes and the specific surface areas of the samples calculated from the XRD patterns and the N2 adsorption results, respectively, are summarized in Table 2. The crystallite sizes were smaller than the particle sizes observed in the TEM images. This means that the observed particles were composed of primary crystal grains. The BET specific surface areas of all the samples were comparable. Because YMO_900_6 possessed a larger particle size in the TEM image (Fig. 2e; the diameter is ca. 150 nm), the specific surface area of YMO_900_6 should be lower than those of the samples obtained by calcination at 800 °C (Fig. 2b–d and f–h; the diameters are ca. 100 nm). This is probably because the surface roughness and/or the aggregation degree of the particles affected the specific surface area.
Table 2 Crystallite sizes and specific surface areas of the samples
Crystallite sizea/nm
Specific surface areab/m2 g−1
a The crystallite sizes were calculated using the Scherrer equation on the basis of the XRD results. b The specific surface areas were calculated using the BET equation on the basis of the N2 absorption results.
YMO_800_1 28 19
YMO_onlyCA_800_6 24 17
YMO_CA_800_6 21 19
For evaluation of O2 adsorption/desorption properties, we measured the weight alteration of the obtained samples on heating from r.t. to 500 °C and subsequent cooling to r.t. with a ramping/decreasing rate of 1 °C min−1. The weight at 500 °C was assumed as that of YMnO3 without excess oxygen, and the oxygen content (3 + δ) in YMnO3+δ was based on the weight alteration (ΔW) observed in the TG curves. Fig. 3a shows the TG curves of YMO_800_1, YMO_800_3, YMO_800_6, YMO_onlyCA_800_6, and YMO_CA_800_6. The oxygen storage capacity of YMO_800_6 was the highest among the five samples, and the maximum value of δ on rising the temperature was ca. 0.32. The reported YMnO3 samples without any elemental substitution exhibited a δ value of below 0.05 under the same evaluation conditions (1 °C min−1).8 This means that the YMnO3 samples obtained by the polymerized complex method in this study possessed a much higher O2 adsorption/desorption rate. In addition, the value was even larger than that measured at a ramping/decreasing rate of 0.1 °C min−1 in the previously reported YMnO3.8 The homogeneously small nanoparticles should contribute to the high oxygen storage capacity at a higher ramping/decreasing rate, or the high oxygen storage/release speed, indicating that nanostructurization is effective for increment of the oxygen diffusion rate. The XRD pattern of YMO_800_6 after TG evaluation (Fig. S1†) shows the presence of the oxygen-adsorbed and the pristine phase with no other decomposed phases like Mn3O4, Mn2O3 and MnO2. This indicates that the crystal structure of the obtained YMnO3 is stable under the oxidative conditions.
Fig. 3 TG curves of the samples under pure O2 flow (100 mL min−1) with a ramping/decreasing rate of 1 °C min−1; (a) YMO_800_1, YMO_800_3, YMO_800_6, YMO_onlyCA_800_6, and YMO_CA_800_6, and (b) YMO_700_12, YMO_700_24, and YMO_900_6.
YMO_800_1, YMO_800_3, YMO_onlyCA_800_6, and YMO_CA_800_6 possessed lower oxygen storage capacity, although their specific surface areas are comparable to that of YMO_800_6. Because YMO_800_1 and YMO_800_3 included some impurities observed in the XRD patterns (Fig. 1c and d), such impurities can prevent easy access of O2 into the YMnO3 crystal. On the other hand, YMO_onlyCA_800_6 and YMO_CA_800_6 possessed no impurity phase as judged from their XRD patterns (Fig. 1f and h). However, the TEM images of the two samples (Fig. 2f and h) show more aggregated particles compared with the case of YMO_800_6. This may be the reason for the slightly lower oxygen storage capacity of YMO_ onlyCA_800_6 and YMO_CA_800_6. The TG curve of YMO_800_6 at a ramping/decreasing rate of 5 °C min−1 (Fig. 4a) shows lower oxygen storage capacity than that at a ramping/decreasing rate of 1 °C min−1. This indicates that the O2 diffusion-limitation inside the crystal was dominant for the O2 adsorption/desorption process in the YMnO3 nanoparticles, although the oxygen migration energy barrier in the YMnO3 lattice has been calculated to be very low.16 Furthermore, a smaller particle size of YMnO3 can lead to higher rates of O2 adsorption/desorption.
Fig. 4 TG curves of YMO_800_6 under (a) pure O2 flow (100 mL min−1) with a ramping/decreasing rate of 5 °C min−1 and (b) atmospheric air with a ramping/decreasing rate of 1 °C min−1.
In the cases of YMO_700_12 and YMO_700_24 (Fig. 3b), the oxygen storage capacities were lower than that of YMO_800_6. The TG curve of YMO_700_12 shows loose adsorption/desorption of oxygen at over 300 °C. Because the difference between storage and release temperatures should be lessened for practical application, YMO_700_12 is not so promising in spite of the relatively high capacity. Although the reason for the slow uptake/release is not exactly understood at the present moment, the presence of the amorphous phase or the different degrees of aggregation may be related to the slow storage rate. YMO_700_24 showed very low oxygen storage capacity. This is probably because of a lot of impurities.
YMO_900_6 exhibited lower oxygen storage capacity (Fig. 3b) than that of YMO_800_6. Although the particle size of YMO_900_6 (Fig. 2e; ca. 150 nm) was larger than that of YMO_800_6 (Fig. 2d; ca. 100 nm), their specific surface areas were comparable (Table 2) probably because of the effect of the surface roughness and/or the aggregation degree of the particles. Therefore, we cannot simply explain the lower oxygen storage capacity of YMO_900_6 by the larger particle size. The large difference between them was observed in the crystallite sizes calculated from the XRD peaks using the Scherrer equation; 29 nm in YMO_800_6 and 42 nm in YMO_900_6 (Table 2). This means that the volume ratio of the grain boundary in YMO_800_6 is much larger than that in YMO_900_6. For some oxides, oxygen diffusion in the grain boundary is faster than that inside the crystal.17 Therefore, the oxygen diffusion in the grain boundary of YMnO3 might be higher than that inside the crystal leading to the increase of the oxygen storage/release rate, or the overall oxygen storage capacity. Because we now do not possess any evidence for such hypothesis, it should be investigated in the near future.
Consequently, the synthetic conditions altered the particle size and the aggregation degree of the obtained YMnO3 to diversify the oxygen storage capacities. The control of time and temperature of heating in gel formation and/or the following calcination can further improve the activity.
We also evaluated the oxygen storage capacity of YMO_800_6 under atmospheric air with a ramping/decreasing rate of 1 °C min−1 (Fig. 4b). The oxygen storage capacity was drastically decreased to a δ value of 0.13 which is ca. 40% of that under a pure O2 atmosphere. Such decrement in the evaluation under air was also observed in a previous report,10b meaning that the oxygen adsorption/desorption of YMO-based materials are sensitive to O2 partial pressure.
Here, the oxygen storage capacities at ramping rates of 1 and 5 °C min−1 of YMO_800_6 are compared with those of Y0.7Tb0.3MnO3 reported previously.10b The Y0.7Tb0.3MnO3 material synthesized by the sol–gel method (YTMO) exhibited the highest oxygen storage capacity among the YMnO3-based materials reported previously. Their maximum δ values and maximum weight increase ratios on rising the temperature are listed in Table 3. The δ value and weight increase ratio correspond to the adsorbed oxygen molar ratio and weight ratio, respectively. In the case of a ramping rate of 1 °C min−1, the maximum δ value of YMO_800_6 (0.32) was lower than that of YTMO (0.36), meaning that the amount of the adsorbed oxygen per one Mn atom in YMO_800_6 was smaller than that in YTMO. However, the maximum weight increase ratios were very close (2.67 wt% in YMO_800_6; 2.72 wt% in YMTO), because of the heavy atomic weight of Tb. This indicates that their performances per weight are comparable at a ramping/decreasing rate of 1 °C min−1. On the other hand, in the case of a ramping rate of 5 °C min−1, both the maximum δ value and maximum weight increase ratio of YMO_800_6 were much higher than those of YTMO. For practical application in pure O2 gas production based on the temperature-swing system, high swing speed of temperature should lead to effective production, and O2 adsorbers must possess high oxygen storage capacity at a high ramping/cooling rate. From this viewpoint, YMO_800_6 is superior as an O2 adsorber to YTMO. This means that the polymerized complex method for the synthesis can lead to a high oxygen storage/release rate compared with the sol–gel method reported previously. Considering the improvement by elemental substitution like in the case of YTMO, a combination of the polymerized complex method shown here with the elemental substitution method will provide oxygen storage materials with further higher oxygen storage/release rates.
Table 3 Maximum δ values and maximum weight increase ratios on rising the temperature for YMO_800_6 and Y0.7Tb0.3MnO3 (YTMO)
Maximum δ value/—
Maximum weight increase ratio/wt%
1 °C min−1
a The values of Y0.7Tb0.3MnO3 (YTMO) are based on a previous report.10b
YMO_800_6 0.32 0.18 2.67 1.50
Y0.7Tb0.3MnO3 (YTMO)a 0.36 0.09 2.72 0.65
YMnO3 nanoparticles were synthesized by the polymerized complex method, and the obtained nanoparticles exhibited high oxygen storage capacity. To the best of our knowledge, the storage/release rate of the obtained YMnO3 by calcination at 800 °C for 6 h was the highest among YMnO3 without any elemental substitution reported previously. In addition, the adsorbed oxygen weight ratio at a ramping rate of 5 °C min−1 was the highest among YMnO3-based materials. These facts strongly indicate that nanostructurization of materials with oxygen storage ability is effective for increment of the oxygen diffusion rate. In addition, the heating temperature for gel formation, the subsequent calcination temperature and time largely, and the CA/EG ratio in the gel formation affected oxygen storage capacity and storage/release rates. This is probably because such conditions can induce different amounts of impurities and a distinct degree of particle aggregation. The oxygen storage/release rate of the obtained YMnO3 nanoparticles is still slow for O2 production in practical situations. Therefore, combination of this synthetic method with the improvement of oxygen diffusion by elemental substitution reported previously10 will lead to more practical YMnO3-based separation media of O2 from air. Conventionally, such elemental substitutions have been achieved by using rare metals including Dy and Tb. Earth abundant elements should be utilized as substitution elements. In addition, the obtained YMnO3 nanoparticles here and the YMnO3-based materials reported previously10b possessed lower oxygen storage capacity under atmospheric air. For practical O2 production from air, we must seek materials which can effectively work at low O2 partial pressure.
There are no conflicts to declare.
The authors would like to acknowledge Prof. T. Motohashi (Kanagawa Univ.), Prof. M. Kakihana, and Prof. H. Kato (Tohoku Univ.) for their helpful discussions. This work was supported by the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI), Cross-ministerial Strategic Innovation Promotion Program (SIP), "Energy systems toward a decarbonized society" (Funding agency: JST) and Dynamic Alliance for Open Innovation Bridging Human, Environment and Materials in Network Joint Research Center for Materials and Devices.
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Are Voluntaryists Hypocrites for Using the Roads?
by Carl Watner
I have never mentioned the voluntaryist email group in The Voluntaryist. It has been a means of connecting with people on the web who may not care to subscribe to the hard copy newsletter. If you have not signed up, you may go to www.voluntaryist.com and access the sign-up form on the homepage. There are occasional announcements, comments, etc. that otherwise might not fit into the newsletter or else be more timely by appearing via email. This, by way of introduction, leads to a question submitted by a subscriber to the email group:
How do you respond to the interminable rejoinder, from statists, that a voluntaryist is a hypocrite insofar as he/she cannot avoid using and benefiting from services paid for by government taxation? In other words, does using the post office or driving on the highways turn us into hypocrites?
Here is my reply.
First, one must determine the definition of hypocrisy. Wikipedia, The Shorter New Oxford English Dictionary, and Webster's Unabridged Dictionary all introduce the elements of pretense, deception, and the false profession of belief as the key description of hypocrisy. In the words of Wikipedia, "an alcoholic's advocating temperance" is not "an act of hypocrisy as long as the alcoholic makes no pretense of constant sobriety." The intemperate person who supports temperance is guilty of inconsistency (his actions do not match his beliefs). However, the person who hides his cigar smoking habit from his friends, and tells them that he doesn't smoke, and that they shouldn't smoke, is a hypocrite. He is trying to pretend that he is a non-smoker when he really isn't. The voluntaryist is certainly not a hypocrite insofar as he openly acknowledges his use of government services. Neither is a slave a hypocrite for wanting his freedom, even though he eats the food supplied by his master.
Secondly, a critic may rightfully claim that the voluntaryist's use of the roads is inconsistent with his voluntaryist beliefs. The voluntaryist would certainly agree. The voluntaryist teaches that the most moral and practical system for satisfying human wants is that based on voluntary co-operation. A consistent voluntaryist will choose not to use State services, whenever and wherever possible. When there is a practical choice - say working for the government or working for a private employer - the consistent voluntaryist would and should always chose to maintain his integrity by working for the private employer. However, sometimes there is no reasonable alternative to using government funded services, such as the roads. Then, and only then, does the voluntaryist reluctantly use something provided by taxation.
As I pointed out in my article on "The Sin of the Intellectuals" in Issue 43 of The Voluntaryist (April 1990),
The behavior or misbehavior of the exponents of any particular philosophy indicates more about the psychology and personality of those advocates, than proving or disproving the philosophy itself. Ideas and theories must be judged on their own merits, otherwise we are in danger of committing the ad hominem fallacy, of judging the message by the messenger, rather than letting the message stand by itself. [end of emailed article]
After the appearance of my email, several other subscribers offered their opinions on this topic: Here are a few of them:
From Dr. Henry Jones (Miss.)
We all benefit from what those who came before us have created. We use language given to us freely by generations that worked to create it. .We benefit from roads and bridges that exist even though they were financed by stealing and killing. We use language, roads and inventions such as the wheel that we have not paid for ourselves. There is no way to avoid this and it does not represent hypocrisy. We are only responsible for the decisions we make freely and without coercion. I am opposed to murder yet I am forced to pay money (taxes) to support the murderer-in -chief in Washington D.C.
From Larken Rose (Pa.)
Here is my "short" answer to the "using the roads" thing: If you steal $100 bucks from me, and decide to give me a mediocre sandwich, am I a hypocrite if I complain about the theft AND eat the sandwich? No. Duh.
Slight elaboration: The roads should have been built via voluntary means. Nonetheless, as they are now, the roads still rightfully belong to the people who were robbed to pay for them. NOTHING belongs to "government." It has a rightful claim on NOTHING, because everything it has, it stolen from others. Ultimately, no one gets anything from "government." Whatever anyone receives from the state was either stolen from him, or stolen from someone else. I would say that if you're accepting more than was stolen from you personally, you are indirectly cheating OTHER extortion victims (by accepting their stolen property). But it is impossible to "cheat" the "government," because the state has never had a rightful claim to anything.
From Ned Netterville (Tn.)
Benefiting from government services??? I should send the State a bill for using their pot-holed roads and service-less post office. For all the money I pay in gasoline taxes, I get the worst imaginable roads compared to what a private road system would deliver at a fraction of the State's graft-riven price, and USPS service stinks to high heaven compared to UPS. When I think of all the added wealth the people of America would have if government didn't confiscate and waste their money, I'm appalled. Of what benefit is a government that incites "enemies" who want to kill me because of what its covert agents and armed forces do to people in other lands--killing and maiming innocents and using that egregious behavior to deprive me of the last vestiges of my human rights in the name of--ta, ta! ha, ha!--homeland security? Government is the ultimate, over-arching example of HYPOCRISY writ large.
Further comment from the Editor:
I think it is safe to conclude that in most cases use of the roads by voluntaryists is not hypocritical according to the definition of hypocrisy. Furthermore, anyone who attempts to use this criticism as a way to defeat voluntaryism is clearly guilty of the fallacy of ignoratio elenchi, known as raising an "irrelevant thesis." The truth of voluntaryism depends upon a correct analysis of government as an invasive institute, of taxation as a coercive process, and of peaceful relations among individuals as being beneficial to all the involved parties. Whether or not voluntaryists are hypocrites has absolutely nothing to do with demonstrating whether or not these assertions are true.
If anyone has further comments, please email to voluntaryist@windstream.net or snail to Box 275, Gramling SC 29348.


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Q: Calendar and getTimeInMillis(). Android. I have next code:
Calendar cal = Calendar.getInstance();
        cal.add(Calendar.YEAR, mYear); /2011
        cal.add(Calendar.MONTH, mMonth); /04
        cal.add(Calendar.DAY_OF_MONTH, mDay);/13
        cal.add(Calendar.HOUR, mHour); /11
        cal.add(Calendar.MINUTE, mMinute); /53
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    System.out.println("System time " +System.currentTimeMillis());

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System time  1302724616231
What's wrong in my code?

A: The problem is Calendar.getInstance() is already initialized to the current date/time.  You're returning the millis time for for sometime in 4022...not 2011.  See the JavaDoc for more info.


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All Kindergarten through 5th grade classes have a 30-minute music class each week.
Kindergarten units for the year include "Off to School", "Learning New Things", "All About Me", and "Ways to Travel". Our units include learning about ways to use our voice, long/short, high/low and beat.
Included in the units for 1st grade are "Music, Music Everywhere", "Long and Short, High and Low", "Tapping, Walking, Dancing", and "Rainy Days, Sunny Days". The 1st grade curriculum includes many activities on beat, rhythm and tempo.
In 2nd grade, our units include "Music is Mine to Share, "Let's Play the Day Away", "Take a New Path", and "The Sky's the Limit". New in the 2nd grade curriculum is an introduction to music reading.
4th Grade is Recorder time! Through the Recorder Karate curriculum, the students will learn to play melodies with up to 7 notes, earning "belts" as they complete each level. Students will present a recital in May.
In 5th Grade, we study American music. Students will become familiar with forms of music that are uniquely American, including our patriot songs, folk songs, jazz, and more.
Music grades are given based on participation and effort. If a child is following the classroom rules and is participating with the class, he/she will receive an A or S+ in music.
Class is open to all Jr. High students. Focus of this class is to develop vocal and performance skills in a fun, group setting. During the first semester, students work to prepare selections for our Christmas Concert in mid-December. The performance includes both seasonal and non-seasonal selections. 5th grade band and the CCE Chorus also perform at this concert. During the second semester, students prepare a musical. Along with the CCE Chorus, student show off their singing, dancing and drama skills in an April performance. Chorus grades are based on participation, knowledge or music and skills demonstrated in performance.
Our 6th grade students will focus on rhythm. Students will learn rhythmic notation. They will also experience playing different percussion instruments. Students will learn drumming styles from around the world and experience playing these rhythms on small ensembles. Grades are based on participation, ensemble playing and knowledge of rhythms and rhythm styles.
In this class, students are able to learn to play basic keyboard, guitar, or both. Students work at their own pace to learn to play their instrument, as well as learning basic music theory. Instruction is individualized to each student. Grades are based on participation and assessment at the end of each learning activity.
Students will explore the history of music, learning about composers and styles of the 6 historical periods. Students will also experience the music of each historical period through various hands-on activities. A unit on the history of Rock music is also included. Grades are based on participation, projects and tests based on class notes and discussions.
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The PHP Cookies are commonly used for identifying a user at the server. It is a small file which is embedded on a users computer by the server. When ever a machine requests a page through a browser from the server, it sends cookie also. By using PHP we can create, retrieve and delete cookies.
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Q: Is there a way to add more than one property to a particular XML ELement usng c#'s XMLWrite? I am trying to programatically add elements using c#'s XML writer and everything is working great. I currently have this:
<module_name path="pathToModule"></module_name>

I am trying to attain a structure like so:
<module_name path="pathToModule" name="nameOfModule", executable="moduleExecutale"></module_name>

My XMLWriter looks something like this:
var xmlWriterSettings = new XmlWriterSettings()
{
   Indent = true,
   IndentChars = "\t",
   NewLineOnAttributes = true
};
using (XmlWriter writer = XmlWriter.Create(_pathToOutputXml, xmlWriterSettings))
{
    writer.WriteStartElement("module_name", "name", realModuleName);

}

I have also tried
writer.WriteStartElement("module_name", "name", realModuleName);
writer.WriteAttributeString("path", path, "executable", executable);

and it doesn't compile past this. There is an error Invalid name character in 'file'. The ':' character, hexadecimal value, cannot be included in a name. I imagine this is the wrong approach but I do not see another option.
What XMLWriter properties can I use to achieve this goal?

A: I figured it out. It turns out that if I want to add attributes to a certain Element I would need to do something like this:
writer.WriteStartElement("module_name");
writer.WriteAttributeString("name", realModuleName);
writer.WriteAttributeString("path", path);
writer.WriteAttributeString("executable", executable);

This would result in an element like this:
<module_name name="Captiva Administrator" path="" executable="test.exe">


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Google's "Backup and Sync" will stop working at the end of September
Jul 19, 2021 by John Aldred 4 Comments
Launched in 2017, Google's Backup and Sync app was its way of tying your desktop computer or laptop into Google Drive and Google Photos so that you could, as the name suggests, back stuff up and sync the data on your devices. That application is now being retired in favour of a new "Drive for Desktop" app. Backup and Sync will stop working completely this year, and the rollout of the new Drive for Desktop app has already begun.
It's probably not much of a surprise. Google's cloud stuff is always "evolving" despite what a pain it can often be for its users and it's already changed Photos around quite a bit lately. The new Drive for Desktop application offers a couple of perks over the existing app, although some are only available if you're part of a team.
SmugMug adds raw storage service with file management & AI-powered search
Jul 13, 2021 by John Aldred 1 Comment
Popular photo hosting service, SmugMug, has just launched a new feature that photographers have wanted for a long time. SmugMug Source is a new add-on service for your regular SmugMug subscription that lets you upload and manage your raw files with integration into its desktop and mobile apps, as well as Lightroom.
The new feature lets you backup and manage your raw files online with AI-driven search tools while providing you to access your raw files from anywhere at any time. Unlike many other cloud backup services for photos – even ones that support raw files. There's no cap on your account and you only pay for the data you use, so those with smaller needs pay less!
I hate Google Photos, but I fear I won't be able to live without it
Jun 3, 2021 by Jefferson Graham 11 Comments
I hate Google Photos. But I fear I won't be able to live without it.
I called the Google Photos photo sharing and management app the Turkey of the Year in my 2020 USA TODAY round-up of the apps and gadgets that screwed over consumers last year. Reason: Google Photos was free for all, but starting June 1st, Tuesday, it switches to a paid model after 5 years of bait and switch.
Get people to put as many of their photos up there, and once they're locked into a system, start charging a monthly fee to access them.
PSA: Google's free cloud photo storage ends in 2 weeks – Here are eight alternatives
May 16, 2021 by John Aldred 2 Comments
Last November, Google announced that its free unlimited photo backup was going to end and it would all fall under the free shared 15GB get you with Google's other services, like Gmail and Google Drive. Now, it's almost upon us, with the service set to shut down on June 1st. You can, of course, upgrade to Google One (although there's no "Unlimited" package), but what are your alternatives?
Well, none of the alternatives are really free, either. Not for unlimited storage, anyway. But with Google shifting over to a paid-only option with minimal free storage, the advantage they once had is now gone. Here we take a look at a few of the competing services for you to check out and see which best fits your needs.
Google Photos "High Quality" not as high quality as originally claimed, Google "warns"
Mar 1, 2021 by John Aldred 1 Comment
Google has reportedly sent out an email to Google Photos cloud storage users promoting they eat up their 15GB of free storage and buy into the paid accounts by uploading Original Quality images instead of letting Google create its High Quality versions of images, showing a rather drastic comparison image to argue their case.
The argument is at odds with statements made when the service launched in 2015, that its High Quality images offered "near-identical visual quality" to the originals. With Google having recently taken the decision to end its free unlimited photo hosting, one can't help but think that this is simply gaslighting to get more money out of people for Google One subscriptions that don't really need it.
Amber X is a privacy-focused in-home cloud storage for your photos you can access anywhere
With all the goings-on at Google and people looking for alternate cloud storage options, sometimes it's easier to just be your own cloud. I use Resilio Sync for this, but that does usually mean building up a dedicated PC. The Amber X wants to simplify that process with an inexpensive cloud-storage-in-a-box solution that lets you store your data and retrieve it anywhere.
Amber X is currently running on Indiegogo, where it's long since passed its goal. It has a couple of days left to go, with pledges starting at $129. But we've got you a special link that'll let you get your hands on one for just $119 – about the same cost you'd pay for a year of Google Photos or iCloud for the same storage, except there's no subscription with this!
New Google Photos storage rules could delete your Gmail and Google Drive files too
Dec 7, 2020 by John Aldred 9 Comments
Google recently announced they were killing off free storage for Google Photos from June 1st, 2021. A lot of people haven't been happy with Google's track record on moves like this, and have been seeking alternatives.
Many users assumed that any images already there would remain safe, but it seems not. Google has started emailing some of its Gmail, Drive and Photos users to let them know that their content may soon be deleted without warning or permission. Like the new Google Photos restrictions, these new policies also come into effect on June 1st, 2021.
Google Photos to kill its unlimited free storage in June 2021
Nov 12, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 16 Comments
Ever since it was launched in 2015, Google Photos has offered unlimited free storage for your photos. Well, not for long. From June 2021, you will no longer be able to store countless high-quality images on your account. There will be a 15 GB limit, and you'll have to pay for Google One if you want to store more than that.
Those images you lost on image.canon? Yeah, you ain't getting them back Canon says
Aug 11, 2020 by John Aldred 3 Comments
Canon has posted an update to the recent issues surrounding its image.canon service. According to TechRadar, the official word from Canon now is that they did not find any unauthorised access to the system as a result of the issue that caused data loss. They say that it's completely unrelated to the ransomware attack, which also happened last week.
The company has now confirmed that that the whole data loss issue was down to a simple coding error. Unfortunately, they've also confirmed that this is an irreversible error and those images and videos that were lost are lost permanently and can not be recovered.
image.canon is down after losing some of its users' photos and videos
Aug 4, 2020 by Dunja Djudjic 2 Comments
Canon's cloud platform image.canon has been down since 30 June and no one knew why. But Canon has now spoken up and revealed that there has been a data loss on the platform. Some of the users' photos and videos uploaded before 16 June have been lost, and it looks like they still haven't been retrieved.


During my studies of Computer Science at the University of Kiel I worked on a 2D platformed in collaboration with Roland Ariens. The project ran for many years and featured a fully-fledged game engine that was ported to multiple platforms (Flash, PC, Playstation Mobile and OUYA). While the project was never finished, I learned a ton about game programming.
I was in charge of all the programming, including development of a sophisticated leveleditor and porting the game to various platforms.


Travelling Europe has never been easier.
With budget airlines flying regularly into all major European airports, and even ferry and train services running frequently from the UK to mainland Europe, there has never been a better time to explore beautiful France.
At Medical Travel Compared we know our customers particularly love travel in France, so we've produced this over 55's guide to travelling to this wonderful country.
We'll go through your insurance needs, as well as some travel tips and insider advice on the best and most accessible places to visit in France.
Thanks to the Schengen agreement, members of specific EU states don't need a visa to travel within the Schengen Area.
This applies for UK residents, which means all UK citizens can travel most of Europe visa-free.
In terms of travel insurance for Europe, it is always recommended you find the right policy and book in advance before travelling overseas, even if you are only planning on crossing the channel to our neighbours in France.
If you have a specific condition, you'll want to know that your needs are catered for, that's why we can find single-trip travel insurance for as little as £4.50.
Are you are a frequent visitor of France? You might want to consider our annual cover insurance that caters for all types of pre-existing conditions.
We also have long-stay policies if you prefer to spend a little longer exploring the country.
The European Union promotes equality in accessibility for disabled people in the throughout Europe.
What Does This Mean for Travel in France?
For travel in Europe, services - especially in the hospitality and tourism industry - are to be accessible and inclusive for people with physical and mental disabilities.
If you have a pre-existing medical condition that requires you to use a wheelchair, you are equally as able to participate in leisure activities under European Union legislation.
A European Health Insurance Card is available to many people in the European Economic Area.
Pensioners are automatically eligible, along with residents of the UK who also own a home overseas.
You can read the full EHIC eligibility criteria on the NHS website.
The European Health Insurance Card, also known as the EHIC, provides free temporary medical care to European citizens from the European Economic Area if needed when travelling Europe.
The EHIC is not an alternative to travel insurance, and it is always recommended that travellers to Europe have a valid insurance policy ahead of their departure.
Healthcare in France isn't too dissimilar to the NHS here in Britain.
France has a universal healthcare system, and it has been suggested that it offers some of the best healthcare in the world to its citizens.
What Does This Mean for Tourists Visiting France?
But this service is not free and is only temporary. As mentioned, you'll still need to ensure you have travel insurance before being treated in a French hospital.
It is important to remember that although healthcare in Europe is largely of a very high standard – it is not a free service of all Europeans even if you do hold an EHIC card.
From the beaches of Normandy to the French Riviera/Côte d'Azur, France is the kind of destination that is packed with diverse destinations, culture, history and all the fromage (cheese) a food lover could dream of.
Whether your idea of the perfect trip to France is a busy city break in Paris, or an idle week in Bordeaux, France is a country that encapsulates all types of tourism perfectly.
From vineyards to medieval architecture, countryside chateaux's and a capital famed for its heritage and fashion, France is a country that is rarely spoken about without mentioning the word 'culture'.
Take Marseille for example, the stunning tourist favourite in the South of France.
Enjoy an afternoon in the central Vieux-Port (Old Port) of Marseille, crowned the 2013 European Capital of Culture.
Top things to do include, of course, spending some time on the water - you can visit the Office de Tourism in Marseille to book your perfect sunset cruise.
From Marseille, why not explore St. Tropez or Cannes? These are often referred to as Marseilles more luxurious older siblings.
A trip to the French Rivera would not be complete without a mention of Nice either.
With hundreds of flights departing and arriving in the Nice Côte d'Azur International Airport throughout the European summer months, there is no excuse not to add the South of France to your France travel bucket list.
Not the movie, literally from Paris with love.
France's capital is one of the worlds most famed cities for its museums, architecture, fashion, food and of course The Eiffel Tower.
Picture yourself in the heart of the city, enjoying macarons in a Parisian café on a late spring morning.
It's Paris in bloom and the blossoming flowers leave a sweet and nostalgic feeling of the 1920's in the city air.
You can take the Eurostar from London Kings Cross/St. Pancras station directly into the city of Paris, meaning you don't even need to worry about airports for your city break.
This is an ideal gateway into the country and Europe if you plan on doing a multi-city or multi-country trip.
Alternatively, you can fly into Paris' famous airport Charles De Gaulle. Paris Charles De Gaulle airport is named after the Second World War hero and later French president, it is one of the largest and busiest airports in Europe.
Frequent flights from Europe and beyond arrive and depart from this popular French airport every few minutes.
You can then easily access the city by train or organised transfer from Paris Charles De Gaulle.
Versailles is possibly the next biggest attraction in France aside from Paris and the French Riviera.
The main lure to Versailles is stunning The Palace Versailles. The traditional French Baroque style architecture and museum and gallery attracts tourists from far and wide.
Not only is the palace an architectural marvel, but it has strong political affiliations dating back to the 17th century right up until the end of the First World War, where the peace Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919.
With its historical and political significance, The Palace of Versailles is a must-see attraction for tourists exploring France, many people travelling to Paris take the one hour journey to Versailles to view the striking architecture.
When it comes to niche forms of tourism, France hosts some of the best possibilities for foodie travel.
If you love French cuisine, champagne and fine French wine then you're in luck. France is the ideal destination for anyone hoping to excite their taste buds and indulge their pallets.
Some of the notable food tours in Paris include the Gourmet Food Walking Tour, and the Taste of Montmartre Tour.
Explore the famed Parisian districts foodie districts of Montmartre, Saint Germain and Le Marais and make sure you've got your spending money for the gourmet and boutique stores, as well as the markets you'll pass on your tour of the city.
Foodie tourism isn't the only niche form of tourism you can enjoy in France, if you have a passion for water sports, cycling and the outdoors then France is a great location.
One of the popular choices when visiting France in the warmer European summer months is to kayak the length of the popular Ardèche Gorges section of the Ardèche river.
If you're feeling really adventurous, then the 30km stretch of this popular river is ideal for you.
Prefer to take part in winter sports? We've got the perfect guide to skiing in The Alps.
Always remember, if you're taking part in any winter sports during your holiday, you should mention this when taking out your insurance policy.
At Medical Travel Compared we cover all types of travel insurance for Over 50's. If you're unsure of what your policy should include then don't hesitate to get in touch with us.


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package com.novbank.store.domain.base.profile;

import com.google.common.base.Predicate;

import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Created by CaoKe on 2015/4/18.
 */
public interface ProfileSupport {
    /**
     * 获取字段列表
     *
     * @return 字段列表
     */
    Set<String> fieldNames();

    /**
     * 获取特定字段所有字段值
     *
     * @param fieldName
     * @return
     */
    Set values(String fieldName);
    Set values(String fieldName, Map<String, Object> options);
    Set valuesStrictly(String fieldName,Map<String,Object> options);
    Map<String,Set> values(Iterable<String> fieldNames);
    Map<String,Set> values(Iterable<String> fieldNames,Map<String,Object> options);
    Map<String,Set> valuesStrictly(Iterable<String> fieldNames,Map<String,Object> options);

    /**
     * 获取所有字段值(带条件)
     *
     * @param fieldName
     * @return
     */
    Map<Map<String,Object>,Object> valuesWithOptions(String fieldName);
    Map<Map<String,Object>,Object> valuesWithOptions(String fieldName,Map<String,Object> options);
    Map<Map<String,Object>,Object> valuesWithOptionsStrictly(String fieldName,Map<String,Object> options);
    Map<String,Map<Map<String,Object>,Object>> valuesWithOptions(Iterable<String> fieldNames);
    Map<String,Map<Map<String,Object>,Object>> valuesWithOptions(Iterable<String> fieldNames,Map<String,Object> options);
    Map<String,Map<Map<String,Object>,Object>> valuesWithOptionsStrictly(Iterable<String> fieldNames,Map<String,Object> options);

    /**
     * 获取默认字段值
     *
     * @param fieldName 字段名
     * @return
     */
    Object value(String fieldName);

    /**
     * 获取最接近条件的字段值
     *
     * @param fieldName 字段名
     * @param options 条件
     * @return
     */
    Object value(String fieldName, Map<String,Object> options);
    Object valueStrictly(String fieldName, Map<String,Object> options);
    //Object value(String fieldName, Map<String,Object> options, boolean strict);

    //直接条件查询接口
    Object value(String fieldName, String k1, Object v1);
    Object value(String fieldName, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2);
    Object value(String fieldName, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2, String k3, Object v3);
    Object valueStrictly(String fieldName, String k1, Object v1);
    Object valueStrictly(String fieldName, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2);
    Object valueStrictly(String fieldName, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2, String k3, Object v3);

    /**
     * 使用Guava断言获取字符串值
     *
     * @param fieldName
     * @param predicate
     * @return
     */
    Set values(String fieldName, Predicate predicate);
    Map<String,Set> values(Iterable<String> fieldNames,Predicate predicate);
    Map<Map<String,Object>,Object> valuesWithOptions(String fieldName,Predicate predicate);
    Map<String,Map<Map<String,Object>,Object>> valuesWithOptions(Iterable<String> fieldNames,Predicate predicate);

    /**
     * 设置字段值(无额外属性)
     *
     * @param fieldName
     * @param value
     */
    void putValue(String fieldName, Object value);

    /**
     * 设置字段值(额外属性)
     *
     * @param fieldName
     * @param value
     * @param options
     */
    void putValue(String fieldName, Object value, Map<String,Object> options);
    void putValue(String fieldName, Object value, Map<String,Object> options, boolean overwrite);

    void putValue(String fieldName, Object value, String k1, Object v1);
    void putValue(String fieldName, Object value, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2);
    void putValue(String fieldName, Object value, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2, String k3, Object v3);

    /**
     * 设置多个字段(无额外属性)
     *
     * @param values
     */
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values);
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values,boolean overwrite);

    /**
     * 设置多个字段值(额外属性)
     * @param values
     * @param options
     */
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values, Map<String,Object> options);
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values, Map<String,Object> options, boolean overwrite);

    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values, String k1, Object v1);
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2);
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2, String k3, Object v3);
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values, String k1, Object v1, boolean overwrite);
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2, boolean overwrite);
    void putValues(Map<String,Object> values, String k1, Object v1, String k2, Object v2, String k3, Object v3, boolean overwrite);

    /**
     * 从另一对象复制
     *
     * @param other
     */
    void putValues(ProfileSupport other);
    void putValues(ProfileSupport other, Map<String,Object> options);
    void putValues(ProfileSupport other, boolean overwrite);
    void putValues(ProfileSupport other, Map<String,Object> options, boolean overwrite);

}

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Business + Tech - Higher prices
Aviation chiefs warn of prolonged ticket price pain
A Qatar Airways Airbus A350 airplane takes off from Hamad International Airport near the Qatari capital Doha / © AFP/File
Aviation industry leaders warned Wednesday that travellers must brace for even higher ticket prices as the sector battles fallout from the Covid pandemic, high oil prices and conflict fears.
International Air Transport Association director general Willie Walsh also said that airlines' recovery would be delayed if China maintains its coronavirus travel clampdown into 2023.
The IATA head and Qatar Airways chief executive Akbar Al Baker said travellers around the world could expect more price pain in coming months because of higher fuel prices added to crippling losses from the past two years.
There was "little optimism" in the industry, Walsh told a news conference on the sidelines of an IATA meeting.
Walsh said that "the bottom line" is that if jet fuel prices keep going up "the only choice for companies is to have that reflected in ticket prices".
"The price is so volatile," he added. The IATA head and Qatar Airways chief said the ticket pressures would extend into 2023 and beyond.
IATA says airlines posted losses of $180 billion in 2020 and 2021 and expects another $9.7 billion in losses this year.
Baker, whose company this year recorded $1.5 billion in profit, slammed governments for "misleading" the public about the environmental damage of flying.
He said restrictions on airlines such as moves in many European countries to end flights of less than 500 kilometres (310 miles), was also adding to costs.
Baker said that if the cost of newer environmentally friendly fuels was higher then that would also be added to ticket pressures.
Both said any reopening of China's frontiers would play a key role in the aviation industry's recovery.
China had a "very important place" in international travel figures, said Walsh.
"If in 2023 China remains closed then it clearly will have an impact on the strength of the overall recovery," he said.
He said Hong Kong's aviation sector had been "devastated" by Covid restrictions, the city was no longer a global aviation hub and that Cathay Pacific was a "shadow" of its former importance.
Baker said many Chinese football fans may not be able to go this year's World Cup in Qatar because of restrictions caused by China's zero-coronavirus policy.


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Q: Javascript regex for currency I would like to pass only proper currency amounts such as 22.22, 465.56, 1424242.88
I have been using this regex:
[0-9]+\.[0-9][0-9](?:[^0-9a-zA-Z\s\S\D]|$)

But it allows symbols such as £25.55. How can I force only numbers in correct currency format?
Thanks for any help

A: It sounds like you just haven't provided the anchors on the regex, and you haven't escaped the .. E.g. it should be:
var currencyNumbersOnly = /^\d+\.\d{2}$/;

Breakdown:

*

*^ Start of string.

*\d A digit (0-9).

*+ One or more of the previous entity (and so \d+ means "one or more digits").

*\. A literal decimal point. Note that some cultures use , rather than .!

*\d{2} Exactly two digits.

*$ End of string.
This isn't hyper-rigorous. For instance, it allows 0000000.00. It also disallows 2 (requiring 2.00 instead). Also note that even when talking about currency figures, we don't always only go down to the hundreds. Bank exchange rates, for instance, may go on for several places to the right of the decimal point. (For instance, xe.com says that right now, 1 USD = 0.646065 GBP).
And as Jack points out in comments on the question, you may want to allow negative numbers, so throwing a -? (0 or 1 - characters) in there after the ^ may be appropriate:
var currencyNumbersOnly = /^-?\d+\.\d{2}$/;

Update: Now that I can see your full regex, you may want:
var currencyNumbersOnly = /^\d+\.\d{2}(?:[^0-9a-zA-Z\s\S\D]|$)/;

I'm not sure what you're doing with that bit at the end, especially as it seems to say (amongst other things) that you allow a single character as long as it isn't 0-9 and as long as it isn't \D. As \D means "not 0-9", it's hard to see how something could match that. (And similarly the \s and \S in there.)


Asthma UK is working with some of the world's leading asthma researchers, and also supports researchers at an early stage in their careers.
Professor Sebastian Johnston is the Director of the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma, and Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Allergy and Asthma UK's Clinical Chair, at Imperial College London.
Professor Johnston is studying why the common cold can bring on life-threatening asthma attacks. Professor Johnston and his team have been looking at ways we can stop viruses from triggering an asthma attack and whether there is the potential to create new treatments which can help people with asthma to live with a cold.
Professor Catherine Hawrylowicz is Deputy Director of the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma and Professor of Immune Regulation in Allergic Diseases at King's College London.
Professor Hawrylowicz is studying the possible benefits of Vitamin D for people with asthma. Along with her team she is examining how Vitamin D can help people whose asthma is resistant to steroids. She wants to see if a course of Vitamin D could help to alter the way that the immune system responds in the lungs of some people with severe asthma, making them more likely to gain benefit from steroid treatments for their asthma.
Professor Aziz Sheikh is the Director of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research and Professor of Primary Care Research and Development at the University of Edinburgh. In 2014 he was awarded an OBE for services to medicine.
Professor Sheikh is currently involved in the creation of a UK Asthma Observatory, one of the key areas of work within the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research.
The UK Asthma Observatory will analyse asthma data from across the UK to look at the quality of care given to people with asthma. This will help to inform decision making about the type and location of services needed by people with asthma. The data will also be made available for other researchers to use in their research projects.
Hear directly from Aziz by clicking this link.
Professor Chris Griffiths is the co-Director of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research, and a member of the MRC-Asthma UK Centre in Allergic Mechanisms of Asthma. Professor Griffiths is a GP and Professor of Primary Care at Queen Mary University of London.
Professor Griffiths is currently collaborating with Professor Catherine Hawrylowicz on looking at the effects of Vitamin D on people with asthma. Another area of his research is looking at ways electronic alerts can help doctors to know if someone has good asthma control or not.
We invest in the asthma scientists in the early part of their career to help them to become the asthma research 'stars' of the future.
Dr McSorley is investigating whether chemicals released by parasitic worms could reduce our immune response to allergens and be turned into a treatment for allergic asthma. During the first year of his project, Dr McSorley was awarded the prestigious Chancellor's Fellowship by the University of Edinburgh, which will allow him to continue this work on a bigger scale by leading his own laboratory of researchers. The support from Asthma UK has allowed him to become a world-class researcher and enabled more asthma research to be conducted under his leadership.
Read more about Dr Henry McSorley's research project here.
Dr Durrington is also a medical doctor, and is conducting research based on important things that she sees in her patients with asthma. Dr Durrington is investigating why some people's asthma symptoms get worse at night, whether this is due to changes in the immune system and what this might mean for the way that people take treatments in the future.
Read more about Dr Hannah Durrington's research project here.
Dr Furmanski is investigating how one particular protein in the lungs affects the response of the immune system. Inflammation is one of the causes of asthma, so understanding why it happens in people with asthma and ways to stop it is incredibly important. Since starting her Asthma UK Research Fellowship, Dr Furmanski has been awarded the position of Senior Lecturer in Immunology at the University of Bedfordshire. As part of this post, she will lead a research lab to complete this project and many others; Asthma UK funding has supported her in becoming a world-class researcher and has also resulted in more asthma research being conducted in the future.
Read more about Dr Anna Furmanski's research project here.
Investing in the next generation of asthma researchers is also a key aspect of the Asthma UK Centre for Applied Research. Within the Centre, 15 PhD students will look into applied research in the next five years. PhD projects include – How can apps help people to manage their asthma; Would incentives help people with asthma to manage the condition better and the Impact of air pollution on children with asthma.
Our Research Strategy We involve people with asthma in all of our research.


Police are appealing for information following an altercation in Grantham High Steet.
The altercation happened at 7pm on December 23.
A 29-year-old and an 18-year-old man were arrested and released under investigation in relation to this incident.
Anyone with any information should contact the police on 101 quoting reference number 334 of December 23.