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The 'After Jekyll' era
SSGs through the ages
Mike Neumegen
This is the second part of an ongoing series. If you'd like to read about the genesis of static site generators, see Part 1: The 'Before Jekyll' era.
By 2008, static websites were seen by most as ancient, obsolete technology, a holdover from the previous decade (or millennium, depending on your viewpoint).
Jekyll changed that. It was a breath of fresh air for developers coming from a world of complex APIs, plugins, and databases. The control and simplicity offered by Jekyll inspired developers to start creating their personal blogs on the platform. Before long, Jekyll was frequently used for documentation and other commercial projects.
Jekyll's success triggered a decade of recreation and iteration. Open-source developers around the world created their own special versions of Jekyll, bringing their own ideas and implementing them in their favorite languages. Static site generators were truly here to stay.
by Tom Preston-Werner
Tom Preston-Werner founded GitHub in 2008 with his cofounders Chris Wanstrath, P. J. Hyett, and Scott Chacon. 2008 was a busy year for Tom. Nine months after founding GitHub, in December 2008, he launched Jekyll — a simple, blog-aware, static site generator.
The complexity of existing blogging platforms fueled Tom to create Jekyll.
I already knew a lot about what I didn't want. I was tired of complicated blogging engines like WordPress and Mephisto. I wanted to write great posts, not style a zillion template pages, moderate comments all day long, and constantly lag behind the latest software release.
Jekyll built on many of the ideas from Nanoc and introduced two now-staple SSG features of its own:
Front matter — Having page metadata in a small YAML snippet at the top of a page's source code.
"Blog-aware" — Just put Markdown files in a folder, and Jekyll will turn it into a blog.
Along with Jekyll, GitHub launched GitHub Pages — a free hosting platform for Jekyll websites, which propelled Jekyll to become a household name among web developers.
Developers starting building their personal blogs, documentation, and even some business websites with Jekyll. The inflection point came when Kyle Rush used a Jekyll website to raise $250M for the Obama Campaign, and praised its quick page loads, reduction in page weight, structural flexibility for A/B testing, and the accompanying increase in donations for the campaign. The tides were changing on static. Static was no longer perceived as a limited technology, and SSGs weren't just tools to build personal developer blogs. There was a strong business case for creating static websites.
Jekyll's contributions were dwindling in late 2012 and looked like a dormant future for the SSG powerhouse. That was until Parker Moore wrote an open letter to Tom and became the lead maintainer until 2018. Parker took Jekyll from 0.9.x to 3.6 and led the charge in introducing many improvements along the way, including Collections, Sass and CoffeeScript support, front matter defaults, and many other quality-of-life improvements.
Ashwin Maroli and Matt Rodgers took over after that and have pushed Jekyll forward to 4.2.1 with many bug fixes, documentation improvements, optimizations and quality of life improvements.
See our introduction to getting started with Jekyll on CloudCannon.
by Thomas Reynolds
Thomas Reynolds came to SSGs from a slightly different angle: "I started Middleman basically to make my life building email templates a little more simple and [DRY]". While building email templates was Middleman's initial use case, the principles of reducing complexity and repetition made it a popular alternative to Jekyll.
If you were coming from Ruby on Rails or Sinatra, Middleman would feel right at home with its ERB templating system and Ruby-based configuration. Until 3.0, Middleman was actually built on the Sinatra Ruby framework.
Where Middleman shone was in its consistency and supporting features. While Jekyll had many different maintainers, Thomas has always been at the helm of Middleman, creating a more cohesive platform. Features such as i18n, minifying, multiple templating languages, and CDN integration help set it apart.
Middleman enjoyed success with companies such as Mailchimp, Thoughtbot, and Vox Media. Thoughtbot used Middleman to rapidly spin up small landing page websites for clients. They also used it as their blog platform for a couple of years, driven by the performance of static sites and the improved contribution and review workflows enabled by Git.
Octopress
by Brandon Mathis
Brandon Mathis's story of creating Octopress is a little unusual from the rest of the static site generators for two reasons:
Brandon came from a design and photography background.
Octopress isn't an SSG in its own right. In Brandon's words, "Octopress is basically some guy's Jekyll blog you can fork and modify".
In October 2009, Brandon started working on a new version of his blog. He decided to use Jekyll, built a few rake tasks, made a nice theme, and before long, his WordPress site was now a Jekyll site.
Soon after, Chris Epstein, the creator of Compass and co-creator of Sass, forked Brandon's repository and asked for some help with the design. Being a big fan of Chris's, Brandon jumped on the opportunity straight away. He pulled out the content, made the theme more generic, and named his creation Octopress.
A few years later, he decided to improve Octopress. He took a few months off work, made the theme nicer, made fancier Rake tasks and plugins, and released Octopress 2.0. It was swiftly picked up on Hacker News and became one of the top 25 most forked repositories at the time.
Hakyll
by Jasper Van der Jeugt
In November 2009, Jasper Van der Jeugt set out to create a personal blog. He started researching platforms and found the following as his best options:
Wordpress is probably the most common blog software. I didn't really like it, because it's written in php, and because I recently became interested in static site generators.
nanoc, written by someone I know, seemed more appropriate. The downside was that it requires some Ruby knowledge, which I am currently lacking.
yst is a similar static site generator, mostly based on data files. I didn't really like its configuration system, and the next item looked better:
jekyll is also written in Ruby, but it seems more high-level and blog-ready (which is a good thing, you know, with my non-existent Ruby skills…). However, when I tried it out I ran across a certain bug, and I started googling. It turned out jekyll is not perfectly compatible with Ruby 1.9. Yeah, I'll repeat that: it's not compatible with Ruby 1.9. I didn't feel like downgrading any packages
(Any Jekyll user can relate to Jasper's Ruby struggles. It's often the most challenging part of installing Jekyll.)
Not finding any satisfactory options, Jasper did what many developers would do in this situation, and built his own SSG. Jekyll spurred many developers to build something different in their language of choice; going forward, we'll see this trend repeat across many SSGs. In this case, Jasper was learning Haskell, and creating a new SSG was the perfect opportunity to apply his new knowledge.
Hakyll stands out from its predecessors for two reasons:
It's highly configurable — you have deep control over the routing and compilers (how pages are processed).
It has tight integration with pandoc — pandoc is the Swiss Army knife of file conversions. You could write your content in Jira Wiki and output it as a PDF or Asciidoc to HTML. It supports many different formats allowing you to write and output in the languages you need.
These strengths are also Hakyll's weaknesses — if you want a simple SSG to quickly spin up a Markdown blog, this is probably not the SSG for you.
by Alexis Metaireau
Pelican wasn't the first Python-based static site generator, but it was the first to gather considerable popularity. Alexis Metaireau created Pelican in November 2010 to scratch his own itch:
I was previously using wordpress, a solution you can host on a web server to manage your blog. Most of the time, I prefer using markup languages such as Markdown or RestructuredText to type my articles. To do so, I use vim. I think it is important to let the people choose the tool they want to write the articles. In my opinion, a blog manager should just allow you to take any kind of input and transform it to a weblog. That's what pelican does. You can write your articles using the tool you want, and the markup language you want, and then generate a static HTML weblog.
Using Jinja2 as a templating language and accessing the Python ecosystem was a huge win for the Python audience. Many of Pelican's features mirror Jekyll's, some with a bit of Pelican flair of their own. For example, front matter does not have the triple dash lines:
Title: My super title
This is the content of my super blog post.
In other areas, Pelican outshines Jekyll. In particular:
Translations — Is core functionality in Pelican.
Pagination — The pagination in Jekyll is notoriously painful. Pagination in Pelican is a core feature that can be configured to your needs.
Atom & RSS Feed support — Jekyll has Atom feeds through a plugin. Pelican goes to the next level allowing you to have a feed per category, tag, and/or author, in addition to an overall feed.
Justin Mayer took over the reins as Pelican's lead maintainer in 2014, and he has steadily added new functionality, fixed bugs, and added quality-of-life improvements since then.
We've stepped through years of recreating and iterating on Jekyll — all vital to the current state of our SSG ecosystem. But what came next?
To my mind, it's an era of experimentation, of reinvention, of challenging Jekyll's foundations.
Stay tuned for Part 3 of this series: The 'Reinvention' era.
Articles in this series
The 'Before Jekyll' era
The 'Reinvention' era'
The 'SPAs are awesome' era
The 'Maybe Static Wasn't So Bad' era
The 'Let's Recreate Rails' era
The 'Rebirth' era
The 'Islands' era
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The Top Five Static Site Generators for 2023 (and when to use them!)
23 of the best Eleventy Themes (Starters) for 2023


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#include "paddle/fluid/inference/tensorrt/convert/op_converter.h"

namespace paddle {
namespace inference {
namespace tensorrt {

// Reorder the elements from istrides to ostrides, borrowed from TRT convert in
// tensorflow.
// https://github.com/tensorflow/tensorflow/blob/master/tensorflow/contrib/tensorrt/convert/convert_nodes.cc#L318
template <typename T>
void Reorder2(nvinfer1::DimsHW shape, const T* idata, nvinfer1::DimsHW istrides,
              T* odata, nvinfer1::DimsHW ostrides) {
  for (int h = 0; h < shape.h(); ++h) {
    for (int w = 0; w < shape.w(); ++w) {
      odata[h * ostrides.h() + w * ostrides.w()] =
          idata[h * istrides.h() + w * istrides.w()];
    }
  }
}
// indata c * k
// Reorder the data layout from CK to KC.
void ReorderCKtoKC(TensorRTEngine::Weight& iweights,  // NOLINT
                   TensorRTEngine::Weight* oweights) {
  int c = iweights.dims[0];
  int k = iweights.dims[1];
  oweights->dims.assign({k, c});
  nvinfer1::DimsHW istrides = {1, k};
  nvinfer1::DimsHW ostrides = {c, 1};
  Reorder2({k, c}, static_cast<float const*>(iweights.get().values), istrides,
           static_cast<float*>(const_cast<void*>(oweights->get().values)),
           ostrides);
}

/*
 * FC converter convert a MUL op in Fluid to a FC layer in TRT.
 */
class FcOpConverter : public OpConverter {
 public:
  void operator()(const framework::proto::OpDesc& op,
                  const framework::Scope& scope, bool test_mode) override {
    VLOG(3) << "convert a fluid fc op to tensorrt fc layer without bias";

    framework::OpDesc op_desc(op, nullptr);
    PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(op_desc.Input("X").size(), 1);
    PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(op_desc.Input("Y").size(), 1);  // Y is a weight
    PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(op_desc.Output("Out").size(), 1);

    // Declare inputs
    auto* X = engine_->GetITensor(op_desc.Input("X").front());

    // Declare weights
    auto* Y_v = scope.FindVar(op_desc.Input("Y").front());
    PADDLE_ENFORCE_NOT_NULL(Y_v);
    auto* Y_t = Y_v->GetMutable<framework::LoDTensor>();
    // This may trigger a GPU->CPU copy, because TRT's weight can only be
    // assigned from CPU memory, that can't be avoided.
    platform::CPUPlace cpu_place;
    framework::LoDTensor weight_tensor;
    weight_tensor.Resize(Y_t->dims());
    TensorCopySync((*Y_t), cpu_place, &weight_tensor);

    auto* weight_data = weight_tensor.mutable_data<float>(platform::CPUPlace());

    PADDLE_ENFORCE_EQ(weight_tensor.dims().size(), 2UL);  // a matrix
    size_t n_output = weight_tensor.dims()[1];

    std::unique_ptr<framework::Tensor> tmp(new framework::LoDTensor());
    tmp->Resize(weight_tensor.dims());

    memcpy(tmp->mutable_data<float>(platform::CPUPlace()), weight_data,
           Y_t->dims()[0] * Y_t->dims()[1] * sizeof(float));
    TensorRTEngine::Weight weight{nvinfer1::DataType::kFLOAT,
                                  static_cast<void*>(weight_data),
                                  static_cast<size_t>(Y_t->numel())};
    TensorRTEngine::Weight tmp_weight(nvinfer1::DataType::kFLOAT,
                                      static_cast<void*>(tmp->data<float>()),
                                      static_cast<size_t>(Y_t->numel()));
    weight.dims.assign({Y_t->dims()[0], Y_t->dims()[1]});
    tmp_weight.dims = weight.dims;

    // The data layout of TRT FC layer's weight is different from fluid's FC,
    // need to reorder the elements.
    ReorderCKtoKC(weight, &tmp_weight);

    // Currently, the framework can only handle one fluid op -> one TRT layer,
    // but fc fuses `mul` and `bias` (2 fluid ops), so here is a trick, just
    // handle `mul`, leave `add` as another layer.
    // DEBUG
    TensorRTEngine::Weight bias{nvinfer1::DataType::kFLOAT, nullptr, 0};

    auto* layer = TRT_ENGINE_ADD_LAYER(engine_, FullyConnected,
                                       *const_cast<nvinfer1::ITensor*>(X),
                                       n_output, tmp_weight.get(), bias.get());

    auto output_name = op_desc.Output("Out").front();
    layer->setName(("fc (Output: " + output_name + ")").c_str());
    layer->getOutput(0)->setName(output_name.c_str());
    engine_->SetITensor(output_name, layer->getOutput(0));
    engine_->weight_map[op_desc.Input("Y").front()] = std::move(tmp);
    if (test_mode) {
      engine_->DeclareOutput(output_name);
    }
  }
};

}  // namespace tensorrt
}  // namespace inference
}  // namespace paddle

REGISTER_TRT_OP_CONVERTER(fc, FcOpConverter);

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The Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Transportation are toying with changing the rules for in-flight cellphone use, but, at least to judge by this Bloomberg report, the approach is a top-down, one-rule-fits-all approach. So long as there's no safety issue, why not let the airlines themselves set their own rules and compete to attract either travelers who want quiet cabins or travelers who want to talk on their phones? Maybe they want to handle it with separate seating areas, a la the Amtrak "Quiet Car," or with premium pricing for either quiet or the ability to talk on the phone. Let the customers and the airlines decide it rather than the federal bureaucrats. Certainly the airlines have experience in trying to cater to certain market segments with everything from blue potato chips to more legroom in coach.


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Seven Seas Goes To Console War With World War Blue
By Lissa Pattillo on Saturday, February 23, 2013
Within days of announcing three new manga titles, Seven Seas had another to add their growing 2013 announcement list:
World War Blue – Anastasia Shestakova & Crimson
Now this is a unique sounding plot. Whether or not that means it's a good use of said uniqueness remains to be seen, but it's definitely got me curious. World War Blue is a 'retelling' of video game console wars in Japan with the consoles themselves represented as classic fantasy-style parodies of particular characters. When the Segua Kingdom and the Ninteldo Empire face-off, who comes out the victor? I wonder if gaming history counts as a spoiler…
The series is nine volumes long and each release will contain "a wide array of extra content, such as colorful maps, pin-ups, detailed character bios, and fun bonus features that delve into video game history and lore." Volume one is scheduled for a July 2013 release.
Credit for the news goes to AnimeNewsNetwork where you can read a detailed press release of the announcement.
Tags: Manga, Seven Seas, Video Games, World War Blue
Otaku USA: On The Shelf – January 30, 2013
By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, January 31, 2013
January's going out with a bit of a whimper, but still, manga! And a Legend of Zelda book that is a must have for many. You can read about the manga titles out this week over at my On The Shelf article for Otaku USA.
Bloody Monday (Vol.09) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
The Limit (Vol.03) [Amazon CAN, Amazon US, RightStuf]
Categories: Features, News, On The Shelf, Release Lists
Tags: Dark Horse, Kodansha Comics, Legend of Zelda, Manga, Otaku USA, Vertical Inc, Video Games
Kuriousity at SDCC: Day One
By Lissa Pattillo on Thursday, July 23, 2009
Day one of SDCC wraps up tonight and what a day it was! My 6000km trek across the continent that was full of trials standing between me and Comic Con, from barely connecting flights to lost luggage and no hotel room. But, patience and perserverance wins in the end and I was able to join fellow con-goers in enjoying day one (and writing about it on no sleep. It's all about the con experience!). On that vague note, please excuse any crazy spelling errors or icky photo placement. My SDCC posts will all recieve a cleaning up once I return home from my trip.
As today was preview night for 4-day badge holders, press and professfionals, there wasn't anything in the way of panels occuring but that didn't mean the thousands of people who flocked to San Diego to attend didn't find exactly what they were looking for. Open to the public after a slightly disorganized, but still very smoothly executed, registration, Comic Con International's exhibitor area ("San Diego Comic Con") was officially open to its eager audience.
You can read about my initial manga finds on the floor and see some photos after the jump.
Tags: Anime, CLAMP, Conventions, Manga, Manhwa, Movies, Shonen Sunday, Video Games
OPlay is a Go at GoComi
By Lissa Pattillo on Wednesday, July 23, 2008
The long-hinted at online game, OPlay, has finally been released today over at the Go!Comi website. Those who sign up (it uses the same log-in as the site's forum and account system), can play the prolouge chapter for free, with a $7.99 fee for the first episode.
I think it's a neat concept for sure and it's fun playing that kind of choose-your-own-adventure-dating-sim-esque game with such beautiful graphics (Hunter and Julie did wonderful work on this) and with the ease of online play (no downloads required). But is it $7.99 an episode good? While I thought the prolouge was neat, the episodes are going to need to be a lot longer than that to come close to being worth the cost. Can this online-play manga be worth nearly the price of a regular manga book? I'm too broke to say for sure right now but if anyone else gives it a shot past the prolouge, I'd love to hear about it!
Categories: Misc
Tags: Video Games
Daemonium Style and OPlay Peek
By Lissa Pattillo on Monday, July 21, 2008
In celebration of the first volume release of Kosen's new title, Daemonium, they've updated their website with a firey new layout. They've also created a mini-site dedicated to the series which can be seen here. There's some info, artwork, downloads and a link to Tokyopop's manga viewer with a look at the first chapter.
And over on DeviantArt the other day, *lone-momo posted some preview images of their work on GoComi's upcoming online game, OPlay. You can see the pics here, here and here! OPlay, which stands for Online Play, will be a play-for-use game that will work in a similar fashion to dating sims/choose your own adventure sort of deals. The staff of GoComi plan to launch it in the near future and have told people to keep their eyes peeled for the "virgin episode".
No More Heroes: Play Without Regrets
By Lissa Pattillo on Saturday, May 17, 2008
While I plan to write up a full review for this in due time, I'm taking a minute of this slow Saturday to plug one of the best games I've played in ages: No More Heroes for the Wii (nothing like you've ever played on the Wii, not for the kiddies!). You play as the main character Travis, a fan of anime and Mexican wrestling, on his way to becoming the top assassin. It's a hilarious, beautiful stylized and over the top action game that makes great use of the Wiimote's capabilities, taking the hack and slash action platform to a much more entertaining level. Extra recommendations if you like a challenge; this game has some of the toughest bosses I've ever faced in a video game. It's also a bit of a parody, poking fun at the game genre stereotypes with both plot, dialouge delivery and in-game play actions. Much more shortly put: I loved it and cannot recommned it enough for a good time (and finally an anime fan representation whose really awesome, once you get past the 27 year old virgin part).
And completely unrelated but added for my purely anime/manga visiting fans: Amazon has a new listing for an exclusive complete Inu-Yasha series set, $419.99 f0r 3900 minutes of Shikon searching action. Glad I'm not really a fan. I have trouble enough getting past $70 boxsets! Ouch. Good for those who've been waiting to get it all in one go though I suppose.
Tags: Anime, Video Games
New Kingdom Hearts
By Lissa Pattillo on Friday, September 21, 2007
Three new Kingdom Heart games were announced at Tokyo Game 2007 this passing Wednesday; one for PSP, DS and Mobile phones. More information on them and the trailer summaries can be seen here.
Tags: Kingdom Hearts, Video Games
Heavenly Sword and Ghosts?
By Lissa Pattillo on Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Fourth installment of the 'Heavenly Sword' anime-inspired movies has been posted. Watch it here.
Also apparently there's rumours going around about a possible second season of Ghost Hunt. Let's hope so, really well done series. The Ghost Hunt manga is currently being released in English by DelRey.
Heavenly Sword Part 3
Third installment of the anime-inspired, Heavenly Sword, prequel animations is up for viewing. It can be watched here.

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What is IHU? All you need to know about the latest Covid variant found in France
The new variant, possibly of Cameroonian origin, is believed to have infected at least 12 people in the country so far
By Sumanti Sen
Published on : 19:24 PST, Jan 4, 2022
A vaccinated adult was was the first to be affected by the new variant, which has 46 mutations and 37 deletions (Jeff J Mitchell - Pool /Getty Images)
A new Covid variant detected by French researchers has been temporarily named 'IHU'. The variant, possibly of Cameroonian origin, from the lineage named B.1.640.2, is believed to have infected at least 12 people in the country so far. The information is available in a yet-to-be peer-reviewed study supported by the French Government.
The new variant has 46 mutations and 37 deletions. "For twelve SARS-CoV-positive patients living in the same geographical area of southeastern France, qPCR testing that screen for variant-associated mutations showed an atypical combination," said Philippe Colson, from IHU Mediterranee Infection, Marseille, France. Colson added that "it is too early to speculate on virological, epidemiological or clinical features of this IHU variant based on these 12 cases."
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The study says that the first patient was a vaccinated adult. The individual had returned to France from a trip to Cameroon in central Africa. He developed mild respiratory symptoms. Colson said that his nasopharyngeal sample collected mid-November 2021 "revealed an atypical combination that did not correspond to the pattern of the Delta variant involved in almost all SARS-CoV-2 infections at that time", and later also to Omicron.
Respiratory samples collected from seven other SARS-CoV-2-positive patients -- two adults and five children (below 15 years of age) -- who live in the same geographical area exhibited the same combination of mutations screened by qPCR. As recommended by French public health authorities, the respiratory samples from all these patients were sent to university hospital institute Mediterranee Infection for SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing.
More tests prompted the identification of SARS-CoV-2 genotype. As per the analysis, 46 mutations and 37 deletions resulted in 30 amino acid substitutions and 12 deletions. As many as 14 amino acid substitutions and nine deletions are located in the spike protein. The amino acid substitutions include N501Y and E484K.
"This genotype pattern led to create a new Pangolin lineage named B.1.640.2, which is a phylogenetic sister group to the old B.1.640 lineage renamed B.1.640.1. Both lineages differ by 25 nucleotide substitutions and 33 deletions," the study said.
"The mutation set and phylogenetic position of the genomes obtained here indicate, based on our previous definition, a new variant we named 'IHU'," Colson said, adding that the data is "another example of the unpredictability of the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants".
"Overall , these observations show once again the unpredictability of the emergence of new SARS-CoV-2 variants and their introduction from abroad, and they exemplify the difficulty to control such introduction and subsequent spread," Colson said. "SARS-CoV-2 variants have become a major virological, epidemiological and clinical concern, particularly with regard to the risk of escape from vaccine-induced immunity. The emergence of the new variant warrants the increase of genomic surveillance of SARS-CoV-2," he added.


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With the nice weather arriving daily, it's impossible to stay inside! It's always beneficial to clean up our yards and gardens before planting a new crop of flowers. I will list a few tips we recommend doing to maximize your summer blooming.
Perennials will start appearing daily now. We have had a good amount of rain and now with some nice, warm sunshine our perennials have started to emerge from the ground. Most grasses, bushes and trees can be just left to bloom. It's important not to trim off the first bud and bloom on those. Fall is a good time to cut back. Bushes and trees are good to cut and shape after the first initial bloom.
Early spring is a good time to split or move some of your perennials such as hostas. The roots will establish quickly in their new location.
Prepare your gardens by raking any old leaves or dead flowers from the previous year. We always recommend mixing in some fresh soil for added nutrients. Compost and manures can be mixed in very early, but depending on the type you are using it may be a bit powerful for some sensitive annuals. Most perennials can withstand it and also benefit, but sometimes we find something such as an impatien or begonia might be stunted by a strong fertilizer or manure, so in your annual gardens it's a great idea to mix that in in the fall and let it sit over the winter OR get it in very early spring and mix it well.
Pots and planters should be refreshed as well. Same rule goes for fertilizers and manures. It is really only necessary to replace the top 6-8" of old soil. Mix it up really well and you are ready for planting.
I know we are all anxious to get our flowers and veggies planted, but it's still very early! A frost will damage or kill a flower in just one night, so if you just can't wait until the end of May, please keep an eye on the weather. If there is a chance of frost be sure to bring baskets inside or cover them with a frost protecting sheet or plastic. Flowers with watery stems or delicate things like potato vine will be lost even if covered, so we urge you to be patient.
We recommend getting baskets and planters around the Mother's Day weekend, not only are they a wonderful gift, but it's easy enough to bring inside. Enjoy being outside now and remember we can always help you with what to plant!
The first day of spring arrived. We've had an up and down winter this year, so to me it wasn't so bad. I feel like we didn't have so many of the bitter cold, windy days which made things much more tolerable. I do enjoy the different seasons, but I'm always glad to see the first signs of spring! Here at our Kitchener location we started our spring planting the first couple weeks of January. Pansies are the first crop of the year. We grow a wide range of different size pots, bowls baskets and containers. Walking into a greenhouse full of pansies on a cold, gloomy day brings a sense of calm and happiness to our bodies. The smell of the fresh soil and water reminds us about the things in life we can sometimes take for granted. It's always nice to take time to "stop and smell the roses."
Now that the snow has melted and the weather is slowly warming up, pansies can be put outside. They love the cool weather and can even take a slight frost. I always tell people to get their plants early and just keep an eye on the nighttime temperatures. The frost will not kill the plants, but it will damage the open blooms. So if possible, bring them in for the night or cover them with a plastic or cloth to keep the frost off the blooms.
Pansies are also great to have because they are relatively low maintenance. Besides loving the cooler weather, they can be planted or placed in almost any location and do well with moderate watering. It's a good idea to pinch off the spent blooms to encourage more to come. I always find it rather grounding to deadhead pansy pots.
Another plus is that if you leave the pansies in planted in the ground, they may reseed themselves and bloom again next year. You will find that as the weather gets warmer the blooms tend to stretch, you can always cut them right back and wait for them to bloom again. You can enjoy them all over again going in to the fall! We are now open for the season and are looking forward to another wonderful year.
I've been in and purchased pansies and they are beautiful. I look forward to getting the rest of my garden plants from you because the pansies are doing so well.
Have you ever considered an online purchase where customers can order pay and then pick up?
Thanks Robin! That sounds like a great idea, it would definitely be something I would like to consider in the future. See you soon!
As Christmas gets closer and our fundraisers wind down, I just want to take a moment and thank all of our customers that chose to run a poinsettia fundraiser. People are often in the mood for giving, and selling poinsettias for your cause is a wonderful way to raise money this season.
In case you aren't aware, we offer poinsettias at a wholesale cost to anyone who wishes to raise money. Sometimes it's a field trip, computers, books, sporting equipment or just some extra money to help someone in need. We have heard some very kind words this year and we appreciate all of your support! We are continuously learning and growing. Our growers do their very best to keep up with the newest, greatest variety each year and often we find the perfect colour that sticks around year after year. We handle numerous varieties each Christmas to ensure you will always have a fresh poinsettia no matter when you receive your plant. There is such a wide variety of colours, that each week you will see a new shade of red, pink or white. We love hearing your compliments and don't hesitate to let us know which is your favourite. Feedback helps us grow! Now that many of you have received your poinsettia, it's time to keep them looking great until Christmas. I personally think the most important thing is water. They like to be kept just moist to the touch. They don't like wet feet as this can cause root rot very quickly. I often check my pot to make sure it's not sitting in a pool of water. While they can withstand being slightly dried out, it's important to be consistent with watering. Letting them dry out completely causes stress and this can lead to leaf curl and drop. Often just a few cups (depending on the size of pot) is enough a couple times per week. Another important tip to remember (as I see the snow falling outside) is that poinsettias can not withstand being in the cold. Make sure if you are delivering a plant that it's not left outside or in an unheated vehicle for any length of time. They freeze quickly!
Please remember we are always here to offer advice, we love to hear your comments and we do our very best to provide you with a beautiful plant that will last all season long- and beyond! Thank you for another wonderful season. Merry Christmas and Seasons Greetings!
One of the most frequently asked questions we get is "how do I care for my poinsettia." It's a great question!
Personally my home decorating isn't complete until I have the perfect poinsettia on my table. I love choosing the shape and colour each year- even though I see a huge greenhouse full of them, the beauty never fades.
We grow many different varieties of poinsettias. Did you know there are hundreds of varieties of red? We carefully chose best ones for our customers. We aim to have an early variety for early to mid November sales and later varieties for December sales. Buying an early variety such as "Christmas eve" doesn't mean it won't last until Christmas, it just means it's ready when you are! Choose a poinsettia with a height, shape and colour to your liking. The bloom is actually the cyathia- which isn't the coloured bract, it's the yellow part in the centre of the plant. These should be visible when buying your poinsettia. They do eventually fall out, and your flower will still have a long life, but buying with the cyathia still intact means you are buying a very fresh pot! We will help you chose the perfect potcover for your plant and wrap it in a protective sleeve. This will help with weather and breakage. Poinsettias are actually a tropical plant native to Mexico- so they don't like the cold! Be careful not to place them in an unheated vehicle or take them for a long walk. They can freeze VERY quickly! Once you get home it's time to cut the sleeve off and choose the perfect spot. The preferred home temperature is 65-72 degrees . Keep plants away from a cold draft or warm vent. Bright, indirect sunlight will help keep the bracts from fading in colour. Now for watering! Poinsettias like to be kept moist to the touch. The top of the soil can dry out moderately, but be careful not to let it dry too much! This will cause leaf curl and dropping. Water with a watering can or cup and make sure the plant is never sitting in water. This can quickly cause root rot which can also lead to leaf dropping. Be consistent with watering and you will have a very long life with your plant.
One of our largest crops throughout the year is the poinsettia crop. Poinsettias originate from the Mexico and Guatemala regions. We receive our cuttings in July and transplant them into the pots- which they will remain until fully grown. This year we will grow 4 sizes. We categorize them into pot sizes, but the actual plant will be much larger. We start all of our poinsettias in our Ariss location. The pots travel down the conveyor, fill with soil, the cutting is planted and transported to a water tunnel that mists them. Next step is to transport them to the greenhouse where they will spend the next 2 months growing. The first 2 weeks are critical for growth. They like to be misted every few hours. They will ensure the leaves (bracts) stay moist and the roots remain cool in the hot summer temperatures. We have upgraded our greenhouses with "booms" that travel overhead of the plants releasing a light mist. As the plants grow larger, they need to be given space to expand wider. This will ensure they do not get tall and leggy and form a beautiful, full shape that is appealing to customers. We pinch every single one of our cuttings to help produce more breaks and branches. This is done by hand to ensure it's done properly. We have well over 100,000 cuttings! It's a big job! Poinsettias are greatly controlled by temperature, they require no less than 60 degree nights and no more than 72 degree days. This can be tricky during the long summer days, so a shade cloth is pulled overhead in the greenhouses, side walls and roofs are controlled by computer. Also, furnaces are turned on overnight to maintain the temperature required. Our growers Paul and Mike have done their studying on this! While it is said to be one of the "toughest" crops to grow, poinsettias are actually easy to grow- but it's the constant decision making that can take its toll! We can also control growth by chemicals (not harmful to humans or animals) these help to regulate size and keep pests away. Next, the fall weather is perfect to help bring the bracts into colour. Poinsettias do best with natural light and uninterrupted darkness. We start to see some colour by mid October! Next up I can give you some tips to help keep your poinsettias strong, vibrant and beautiful in your home until Christmas and beyond!
Welcome to our website! Thank you for reading our blogs:) I hope you will enjoy reading about what we're up to here! We have just finished another fall season. This one was particularily interesting. Due to the above seasonal temperatures all summer long, our mum field had about a 2 week delay. Normally mums set their buds in early July- BUT this year every day over 28-30 degrees celcius set them back slightly. While we do grow early, mid and late varieties, we like to see some colour early August, but Mother Nature had a different agenda. I feel that even though people may not have been in a "Fall" mood- being so hot and humid can also be very hard on annuals. So yes, we did feel the heat affected some business this year. Unfortunately there is nothing we can do to encourage blooming! Our mums are all grown on a beautiful 10 acre field. This way we are able to keep the size consistant, the plants strong and give our customers the longest lasting plants possible! Sunshine and rain are the best growing tools. Stay tuned for some fall tips for your garden!


Visual identity for one of European's most important and appreciated Early Music Festival.
and promotional identities without loosing its inner soul, keeping the flag and the golden yellow as main colour.
a new sans serif corporate font (ARS Maquette) and, last but not least, creating a "font palette"
matching them with the corporate font.
TOM Magazine concept and layout, Oude Muziek Festival 2017 lettering and image.


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Q: redux store Error while creating store after installing redux-saga I want to use redux-saga in my project and after installing redux-saga when I make changes in store.js file it gives error

Error: It looks like you are passing several store enhancers to createStore(). This is not supported. Instead, compose them together to a single function.

# store.js
import { createStore, applyMiddleware, compose } from 'redux';
import { composeWithDevTools } from 'redux-devtools-extension';
import thunk from 'redux-thunk';
import rootReducer from './reducers'
import createSagaMiddleware from 'redux-saga';
import rootSaga from './actions/sagas';

const sagaMiddleware = createSagaMiddleware();

const composeEnhancers =
  typeof window === 'object' &&
  window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION_COMPOSE__ ?
    window.__REDUX_DEVTOOLS_EXTENSION_COMPOSE__({
      // Specify extension's options like name, actionsBlacklist, actionsCreators, serialize...
    }) : compose;

const enhancer = composeEnhancers(
  applyMiddleware(sagaMiddleware)
);

const initialState = {};

const middleware = [thunk];

const store = createStore(
  rootReducer,
  initialState,
  enhancer,
  composeWithDevTools(applyMiddleware(...middleware))
);

sagaMiddleware.run(rootSaga);
export default store;

I don't know much about stores. please see if you can help.

A: You are composing your devtools and middlewares twice there use only one of the two.
const store = createStore(
  rootReducer,
  initialState,
// either this line
  enhancer,
// or this line
  composeWithDevTools(applyMiddleware(...middleware))
);

Also, just FYI: this is a quite outdated style of redux.  If you are learning redux right now and follow this approach, you will write a LOT of unneccessary boilerplate. Please follow the official redux tutorials over at the official redux documentation instead of whatever tutorials you are learning from right now.

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As part of your lesson on safety and preparedness, you should build a kit with the collective group, discussing the purpose of the different items that are added. Based on the student's new standing as certified Young Meteorologists, the instructor will engage the group in what could happen during various weather hazards experienced in the game and as a result, what might they need in a kit. The instructor will collect the student responses and begin unloading an assembled Preparedness Kit to see if the items the students identified are included in the kit. The instructor and students will then identify which items were missing from the kit and discuss what is needed.
The group will rebuild the kit based on the list provided to included all items. If any of the items have expiration dates, you should note them on a piece of paper that will be stored with the kit so that you can replace them when needed. If you are in a classroom or recreational building setting, this kit could be kept on site. If you are a scout leader or do not have a specific location that your group meets, this could be your own home preparedness kit that you are using for demonstration.
Below is the full list of recommended items to include in a Preparedness Kit. For the purposes of this assignment, your students are only required to gather items in bold to put in each kit, but a truly complete kit would include all of these materials. It would be best if you, as the instructor, went through all of the items instead of just the items in bold. Most of these items listed in bold should be easily found around the house to keep the cost of assembling this kit minimal. The idea is that whether you are trapped in your home or forced to evacuate, as long as you have this kit in your possession, you will be prepared.
Put together a preparedness kit.
Show the completed kit to the instructor in person or take a picture with all of the items in his or her kit and turn that into the instructor (i.e. all materials must be visible in the picture).
Answer the questions at the bottom of the worksheet.
Note: if you have siblings in your group, they don't necessarily need separate kits. Just ensure that there are enough supplies for your entire family.
Questions that you should discuss with the group after putting together the kit.
Talking points are provided for some, though most questions are to spark conversation.
Where in your home will you store your preparedness kit? Why?
It should also be kept easily accessible (i.e. don't bury it under other boxes or tubs) so that if you do need to evacuate your home, you can easily grab the kit and put it in the car to go with you to your next shelter.
What items do you think are most important and why?
This question is very subjective and more to spark conversation.
It is good to discuss all of the items on the list, not just the highlighted items recommended for this activity.
What items in your kit expire?
Go through these items with the group. Make a list of each item's expiration date and tape the list to the lid of your kit.
Let the group know that you should check your kit at least once every 6 months to ensure that all items are still up to date. When something expires it should be replaced immediately.
In what situations would you take shelter in your classroom or school?
Discuss different disasters such as thunderstorms or flood events where students may be kept in their classrooms instead of being allowed to go outside. You should also discuss other events such as tornadoes that may require them to go to a shelter outside of the classroom.
In what situations would you need to leave your classroom or school to be safe?
Discuss different disasters that might cancel school such as winter storms or hurricanes. Explain that sometimes based on the weather forecast students may be sent home early to make sure they do not end up trapped at school due to poor road conditions. Early dismissals are becoming common with increased severe weather threats as well so this is another aspect you can discuss with students.
How would this kit be helpful if your home was impacted by a flood/tornado/hurricane/etc?
Having all your materials in one place and storing them in your shelter location means that you don't have to worry about getting prepared when a warning is issued. You're already prepared and can just focus on getting yourself to your shelter.


Thank you for visiting our site. Having over 25 years of world wide experience as a professional Tour Manager, local guide and organizer has given me the needed expertise to being your best choice in a local provider for your Prague, the Czech Republic and other nearby destinations for your vacation or business trip. Having lived and worked in the tourism field in the United States most of my life as well as several years in Germany has given me the edge in knowing how to offer superior service that clients from abroad expect.
I came to live in Prague again in 2000, opened up my own travel agency and still enjoy guiding many tours myself. In addition, my specialty is providing carefully chosen, professional private guides for any tours in Prague, the Czech Republic and beyond. Wheather for individuals, families, incentive meetings, groups of any kind, I have the professional Local Guide or Tour Manager for you in most languages of the world. English, German, Italian, French, Spanish and Russian are a given. We have also added professional guides that speak Chinese (Mandarin),Japanese, Korean and Arabic to my repertoire. We also organize transportation, hotel reservations in Prague and other Czech cities as well as meals, shows, games - the works!
Most tours are private but if you want to join another group, great. I offer "Join a group tours" as well.
Our guides are multilingual professionals who really enjoy this city and the country and love to show it to our clients. They have many years of experience travelling themselves.
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Our accommodations suggestions are based on your criteria. I honestly tell you if a place is outside of town, what its shortcomings are, if any, and what other place may be better, based on your wishes. Please let me know what you want and I will try to find the best fit.
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Tennis Week Day 1: Maria Sharapova Is All Sweetness and Smiles at Bloomingdale's, Meanwhile Rafael Nadal Sets Hearts Racing at Macy's Herald Square
Maria Sharapova with one of her favorite sweets at Bloomingdale's. Photo courtesy of Bloomingdale's.
ONE could call it Tennis Tuesday in New York City as the stars of the court descended on department stores with the force of a 125-mph serve.
Well, not exactly, but Maria Sharapova and Rafael Nadal did thrill some crowds yesterday evening.
MS presented herself at Bloomingdale's for the launch of the Sugarpova pop-up store. Named for the candy line owned by the world No. 2 female tennis player, the sweets-selling store will be up until 14 Sept.
Smashing in a white, lace jacket-short ensemble from Chloe, MS sweetly signed autographs and posed for pictures with the enthusiastic crowd, a gathering clearly sweet on her.
Doubles Team Rafa and Tommy at Macy's
Rafael Nadal and Tommy Hilfiger at Macy's Herald Square yesterday for a Q&A and the launch of the fragrance, TH Bold. Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tommy Hilfiger.
Elsewhere, specifically 20-something blocks southwest, RN was close to causing some at Macy's Herald Square to swoon.
The Spaniard, the new face of the Tommy Hilfiger brand, appeared at a Q&A with the designer to launch the new fragrance TH Bold.
The fragrance is a heady mix that includes pomelo, bergamot, jasmine, mandarin blossom, cedar, sandalwood and vetiver. TH Bold hopes to capture the winning rebel within every man who wears it. (See video above of RN in underwear campaign).
For a photo with Rafa, one was required to put out more. The first 10 customers to spend at least $50 on a TH fragrance or underwear earned an opp to pose next to the world'd No. 8 men's tennis player.
Labels: Maria Sharapova , Rafael Nadal , Sports , Sugarpova , Tennis , TH Bold , U.S. Open , USTA


"Carrot custard filling topped by crunchy pecan streusel--unusual and delicious!"
This was YUMMY!!!!! So good!!! Definitely a keeper. Instead of pumpkin pie spice I added 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/2 tsp. each of nutmeg and giner, and 1/4 tsp. cloves. DELICIOUS!!!!
Very good, with or with out the nuts on top.
The bomb. Did not put the topping on, still beats pumpkin pie, nice texture.


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The video shows a short documentation about the installation "The Tunnel" by Eike Berg.
A curtain of ropes hangs around a skylight, concentrating daylight into a column.


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Cisco est la marque commerciale américaine d'un vin muté, hautement alcoolisé (de  à  selon la variété) produit par Canandaigua Wine Co.

Cisco possède un goût sucré sirupeux caractéristique ; du fait de sa couleur et de la forme de la bouteille, il était souvent pris pour un , c'est-à-dire un prémix composé de vin et de jus de fruit. De ce fait,  de l'entreprise qu'elle appose une étiquette précisant qu'il ne s'agit pas d'un prémix et qu'elle change de politique commerciale (son slogan était alors « vous prend par surprise »).

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Mel King Square Dedicated in the South End Saturday
by Dan Murphy • November 17, 2021 • 0 Comments
Mel King, the 93-year-old lifelong South End resident who served as state representative for or the 9th Suffolk District from 1973 to 1982, was honored by the city on Nov. 13, with the unveiling of Melvin H. "Mel" King Square at the intersection of Yarmouth Street and Columbus Avenue.
New signage is up at Mel King Square at Yarmouth Street and Columbus Ave.
Numerous elected officials were on hand for the occasion, including former Acting Mayor Kim Janey, who said King has been described as a "trailblazer," a "living legend," and a "national treasure." (King had previously endorsed Janey for Mayor).
King himself also made two high-profile but ultimately unsuccessful bids for Mayor of Boston – in 1979 and again in 1983.
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Priests of the Parish
Parish Photo Archive
Child Safeguarding and Protection
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Marriage Notices St Mary's
Archdiocese of Dublin
VIRC
Parish Social Justice and Peace Group
Our parish group aims to raise awareness of injustice and inequality in our world today in practical ways. Through our thoughts, prayers and actions we respond to the call of Jesus Christ to reach out to our neighbour.
Pope Francis reminds us that following on the example of Jesus Christ, everyone is called to build peace by promoting and practising justice, truth and love and contributing to human development through solidarity.
The Parish Social Justice Group works alongside a local school based charity Action Zambia (CHY 19255). This charity was set up and is run by some of the staff of Coláiste Chiaráin, Leixlip, Co. Kildare.
Three parishioners Michelle Nicoll, Joanne Barry and Máire Ní Scanaill travelled to Kalomo in southern Zambia in June 2016 along with 13 students from Coláiste Chiaráin in Leixlip. Maynooth parish is sponsoring the building of classrooms in Kalomo Central School. (See the Maynooth Parish Facebook page for more photos!)
If you would be interested in getting involved or have any ideas or suggestions for us, do not hesitate in contacting us at the e-mail address below. There are 10 members in this group.
Contact Names: Máire Ní Scanaill and Michelle Nicoll.
E-mail: http://maynoothsocialjustice@gmail.com
Parish Schools
Wilderness Meal
Three parishioners Michelle Nicoll, Joanne Barry and Máire Ní Scanaill travelled to Kalomo in southern Zambia in June 2016 along with 13 students from Coláiste Chiaráin in Leixlip. Maynooth parish is sponsoring the building of classrooms in Kalomo Central School.
(See the Maynooth Parish Facebook page for more photos!).
Sixth class pupils of Maynooth Parish schools were asked to donate their schoolbags at the end of the year to Action Zambia (www.actionzambia.net or www.actionzambia.com). These bags were brought out to Kalomo and given to children who have no schoolbags. How delighted the children in Zambia were to receive 'real school bags' instead of their plastic bags!! Two of the children below are donating bags to Sr Teresa Molloy who works with the people of Kalomo.
First Communion classes in the parish donated pencils, crayons, copies and pencil cases. All of these were brought out to Kalomo this summer.
The pupils in the Presentation Girls' School knit some squares; these squares were sewn together to make blankets.
The Parish Social Justice Group works with the schools in the parish. All the children of the Confirmation Classes are invited and challenged to take part in a social justice project as part of their Confirmation Programme. Every year, they are asked to use their own initiative. This year the Boys' School worked alongside Focus Ireland and looked at the issue of homelessness and they had a sleepover in the school. The Presentation Girls' School looked at worldwide poverty and worked with Concern. The Educate Together School Confirmation children worked with Trócaire and the Gaelscoil also worked with Trócaire.
The Parish Social Justice Group also organises a Wilderness Meals in the schools – this year it was held in the Gaelscoil, last year in the Boys' School and the first year in the Girls' School. The idea of the Wilderness Meal is that we fast in solidarity with all those who go hungry in our world today.
This year we ran a four week Inclusive Parishes Programme as part of the Year of Mercy. Parishioners were invited along to reflect on how our parish might be more welcoming and inclusive. Our Door of Mercy was blessed as part of this programme.
We see below, some of the blankets that the students helped to knit being donated to people in Kalomo in June 2016. Thanks to the generosity of the local 'Squares' Knitting Group, over 100 blankets were made and brought out to Kalomo this year.
Church Notices – St. Mary's 18th/19th January, 2020
Church Notices – St. Mary's 4th/5th January, 2020
Church Notices – St. Mary's 22nd & 29th December, 2019
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The Canadian documentaries "I Am Rohingya" and "Salaam B'y - A Story of a Muslim Newfoundlander" are part of the official selection of the 2018 Global Migration Film Festival.
Next Monday, Pakistani Canadian Aatif Baskanderi will be starting a trip across Newfoundland sharing his personal story as a Muslim growing up in the province. Aatif will be travelling over 2000km across Newfoundland visit 7 towns over 11 days. Many of these communities have sponsored Syrian refugees. He will be speaking at high schools, libraries and the provincial university. He is currently crowdfunding on LaunchGood to cover the cost of making the documentary "Salaam B'y - A Story of a Muslim Newfoundlander", based on this trip in collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Amar Wala, best known for his work The Secret Trial 5 (2014).


The challenges companies face today that are trying to become environmentally compliant are daunting. New legislation, new customer requirements, and consumer pressures have created and constantly changing set of requirements and standards. There seems to be new legislation passed every month at either the local, state, federal, and international levels.
Whether or not you do business globally or not, you are likely to be effected by recent laws that were enacted like REACH and RoHS because they have a spill-over effect into your supply chain and could but your ability to produce or sell at risk. You may have received requests for the materials used or the specific chemical composition of you products. Do you know how to respond to those requests without taking on an unintended liability or disclosing your trade secrets? If not, you next call should be to us!
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With the implementation of REACH in Europe and anticipated changes to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in the U.S., the regulatory climate for producers and users of nanomaterials could become increasingly difficult and far more costly. In the United States, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson recently revealed a framework for TSCA reform and announced plans to strengthen the Agency's ability to address chemicals that could pose a risk to the public.
New or Existing Chemical Substances?
For decades the chemical industry worked within the TSCA regulatory structure and many became comfortable with a framework that originally became law in 1976. The emergence of nanotechnology exposed the difficulty the Agency has in mandating the submission of the data needed for risk determinations in addition to challenging the very foundation of Agency enforcement capability by making new forms of existing substances that don't fall neatly into the definitions of new or existing substances.
While it was easy for the EPA to declare carbon nanotubes new substances, it was more difficult to address the prospective hazards of existing substances like titanium dioxide with regard to safety. These substances are "existing" because they are already on the TSCA inventory and the data submission requirements generally must be driven by determinations that there is a significant new use.
It can be said that the EPA can always require data on new and existing substances but the existing regulatory procedures can make it difficult to do so in a timely manner. Ultimately, many products can enter the marketplace with little safety data being submitted to the Agency.
Jackson's speech to the Commonwealth Club of San Francisco in September did not specifically mention nanomaterials but a press release on the speech highlighted difficulties associated with the regulation of nanoscale materials.
One of the enforcement tools currently in favor for nanomaterials at the EPA is the use of Significant New Use Rules (SNURs). The Agency is also considering additional actions under its existing TSCA authority including Section 4 test rules, Section 5 fines and additional reporting under section 8. Under Section 5 of TSCA, when the EPA identifies a "significant new use" that could result in exposures to, or releases of, a substance of concern, the Agency publishes a rule in the Federal Register requiring the manufacturer to provide notification prior to initiating production of the substance.
Following close on the heels of the EPA's clarification of carbon nanotubes as a "new substance" under TSCA, the agency exerted its regulatory authority on November 5, 2008 by promulgating SNURs for two nanoscale materials. It was the first time the action was ever taken on a substance identified specifically as a nanoparticle. Expressing concern for "lung effects" for siloxane-modified silica nanoparticles and siloxane-modified alumina nanoparticles, the EPA "has determined that a 90-day inhalation toxicity test would help characterize the human health effects" of the substance.
Direct final SNURs for two single- and multi-walled carbon nanotubes were published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2009. They were ultimately withdrawn when the EPA received a notice of intent to submit adverse comments. The substances were already subject to consent orders which required a 90-day inhalation toxicity study in rats with a post-exposure observation period of up to 3 months, material characterization data and a limitation on production volumes and production time limits until testing is completed.
In the basis for action in the latest federal register notice the "EPA identified concerns for lung effects, immunotoxicity, and mutagenicity from exposure to the PMN substance." In addition, the EPA notice establishes a requirement for: A bacterial reverse mutation test in vitro; a mammalian erythrocyte micronucleus test in vivo, in bone marrow, by the intraperitoneal route; an immunotoxicity test; and a 90-day inhalation toxicity test, including a post-exposure observation period of up to 3 months.
SNURs can be an effective enforcement tool but they are generally specific to a Premanufacture Notice submission by a single manufacturer. A more far-reaching tool available to the EPA is the TSCA section 4(a) test rule which can impact all producers and importers of nanomaterials. It is mandatory and can be both costly and time-consuming given the length of time needed to conduct toxicity studies.
In the spring 2009 Unified Agenda the Agency indicated the test rule may be needed to determine the health effects of multiwalled carbon nanotubes. While the use of test rules and SNURs as regulatory tools can help accomplish the goal of "understanding the health effects of the substance to manage/minimize any potential risk and exposure," it is expected that TSCA "modernization" can be used to enhance existing enforcement capabilities and add new regulatory enforcement capabilities for nanoscale materials.
The EPA has always been pressed by industry to make regulatory determinations based on sound science but the lack of significant hazard data on nanomaterials has put the policymakers in a difficult position. The Nanoscale Materials Stewardship Program was intended to provide data to better understand the potential risks associated with nanomaterials but many of those following the voluntary program point to the failure of the effort as an example of the need for reform of chemical regulatory policy in the U.S.
While it's doubtful that those calling for nano-specific regulations will be successful, there seems to be little doubt that TSCA changes are in the air. It's only a matter of time before Congress turns its attention away from the more compelling issues of the day and begins to address chemical regulatory policy. Nanomaterial producers would be wise to form coalitions to help shape the mandatory testing that will inevitably be required in order to minimize costs and help shape the upcoming TSCA "modernization" in ways which will continue to spur growth.


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breaking alert top story
Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick reveals drinking problem, will seek treatment
By Lyda Longa lyda.longa@myheraldreview.com
SIERRA VISTA — U.S. Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick has revealed that she has a drinking problem and she will be getting treatment for it next week.
In a five-paragraph press release issued Wednesday morning, Kirkpatrick said her dependence on alcohol is the "underlying factor" that prompted her to fall last week, sustaining injuries.
The 69-year-old Democrat's spokeswoman, Abigail O'Brien, said by phone on Wednesday that Kirkpatrick, who represents Arizona's 2nd Congressional District, which includes Cochise County and roughly two-thirds of Tucson, will be staying at a rehab facility for about three weeks in Washington, D.C.
"She will be in regular communications with her staff," O'Brien said. "We want to make sure that the public knows her position on key issues."
News of Kirkpatrick's revelation surprised Cochise County Republican Committee Chairman Robert Montgomery.
"If she is claiming that she has a problem, we would have nothing but sympathy and hope for her recovery," Montgomery said in a brief telephone interview.
He declined further comment, saying he knew nothing more of Kirkpatrick's situation.
Montgomery did say there are seven local Republican candidates who will be vying for the Democratic congresswoman's seat in November.
Kirkpatrick thanked supporters who reached out to her after her fall and said she would be getting physical therapy for her accident. She then went on to say why she fell.
"I do, however, have another challenge I must face, which was the underlying cause of my fall," she said in the release. "Beginning next week, I will receive treatment that I have struggled to ask for, to treat my alcohol dependence.
"I am finally seeking this help after struggling to do so in the past, and I am ready to admit that I, like countless other Americans, suffer from this disease. Hard work and determination — which have brought me success in life — have not been enough to win this battle. Other than being a wife, mother, and grandmother, the most important job in the world to me is representing my fellow Arizonans. I know I must get better in order to do my best in each of these roles.
"With humility, I share this news with you. Throughout my time in public service, I have always said that you may not agree with me but you will know where I stand. I will continue to honor that commitment to transparency and communication. So while my immediate focus is on my rehabilitation and treatment, I am taking this important step forward with the full expectation and desire to return to work stronger and healthier and to continue serving my beloved Arizona."
Cochise County Democratic Committee Chairperson Elisabeth Tyndall said she applauds Kirkpatrick for being transparent about such a difficult situation.
"We support her decision to get treatment," Tyndall said. "Personally it's a very courageous decision and to share it publicly will hopefully encourage other people who are going through the same thing."
Tyndall added that Kirkpatrick's announcement demonstrates transparency and integrity and shows her leadership.
Tyndall's sentiments were echoed by four of the state's nine representatives, who took to their Twitter accounts in a show of support for Kirkpatrick.
Describing Kirkpatrick as a "dear friend" on his Twitter page, Rep. Tom O'Halleran, Congressional District 1, wrote: "Asking for help is hard, but Ann has always been stronger than most."
Rep. Raul Grijalva, Congressional District 3 said, "My friend and colleague @RepKirkpatrick is a tireless public servant. I wish her well during this time, applaud her for this courageous step, and look forward to welcoming her back to Washington to keep fighting for the people of Southern Arizona."
Rep. Paul Gossar, Congressional District 4, posted on his Twitter page, "This takes a lot of courage. Maude & I will be praying for @RepKirkpatrick and her family. I hope all of Arizona & America will join us."
And finally, Rep. Ruben Gallego, Congressional District 7, said: "Sending well-wishes to my friend and colleague @RepKirkpatrick as she takes this courageous step."
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Q: How to convert a String into HashMap? I have receive string
String message = "Value{A=10,B=20,C=30,D=700-2-1, Bourke STREET, SOUTH 2/28 QUEEN ST,E=40,F=50}";
Map<Object, Object> = {
       A = 10 ,
       B = 20
       C = 30
       D = 700-2-1, Bourke STREET, SOUTH 100/28 QUEEN ST
       E = 40
       F = 50
}

I am looking for a generic approach.
Where

*

*Need All values of A,B,C ....

*The order of A,B,C,D,E and F will change

*Only D may contain single or multiple commas(,) in its value or no comma

A: I am thinking String.split(). We first want to split the part of the message inside the curly braces at commas, then at equal signs. However, not at every comma, obviously. Only at commas that go right before a new key letter and an equal sign. In code:
String message
     = "Value{A=10,B=20,C=30,"D=700-2-1, Bourke STREET, SOUTH 2/28 QUEEN ST,E=40,F=50}";

String contents = message.replaceFirst("^Value\\{(.*)\\}$", "$1");
String[] pairs = contents.split(",(?=[ABCDEF]=)");
Map<String, String> m = Arrays.stream(pairs)
        .map(p -> p.split("=", 2))
        .collect(Collectors.toMap(a -> a[0], a -> a[1]));

m.forEach((k, v) -> System.out.println(k + " -> " + v));

Output is:

A -> 10
B -> 20
C -> 30
D -> 700-2-1, Bourke STREET, SOUTH 2/28 QUEEN ST
E -> 40
F -> 50

(?=[ABCDEF]=) in the second regular expression is a positive lookahead. It makes sure that we only match the comma if it is followed by one of those letters and en equal sign. If letters can be other than ABCDEF, you may want to use \w for a word character instead of [ABCDEF].
We don't necessarily need a stream operation, but you had tagged your question java-stream, so I thought you would like to see one.
The stream operation is not guaranteed to give you a HashMap. Even if you observe that it does (which it did on Java 11 in my case), it may not on the next Java version or even with different input. For the majority of cases this should be no concern. If you have a specific reason for needing to be sure, check what you got and convert if it wasn't a HashMap:
if (! m.getClass().equals(HashMap.class)) {
    m = new HashMap<>(m);
}

A: This code will work for above scenario :

public static void main(String... args) {
        String message = "Value{A=10,B=20,C=30,D=700-2-1, Bourke STREET, SOUTH 2/28 QUEEN ST,E=40,F=50}";
        //remove value and curly braces
        message = message.substring(6,message.length()-1);
        //split by comma followed by capital letter
        String[] values= message.split("(?<=,)(?=[A-Z])");
        //split and collect to map
        Map<String, String> map = Arrays.asList(values).stream()
        .map(x-> x.lastIndexOf(",")>-1?x.substring(0, x.lastIndexOf(",")):x)
        .map(x-> x.split("="))
        .collect(Collectors.toMap(x -> x[0], x-> x[1]));
        //print map
        System.out.println(map);
    }


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Draft Democratic Platform Includes Support For Gay Marriage
As Joe Biden would say, "This is a big fucking deal"! Slowly, but surely, we are working our way towards equality. Slowly, but SURELY!!
Via The Washington Blade:
The Democratic Party platform drafting committee approved on Sunday language endorsing same-sex marriage in addition to other pro-LGBT positions as part of the Democratic Party platform, according to two sources familiar with the drafting process.
Retiring gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who sits on the committee, told the Washington Blade on Monday that the 15-member panel unanimously backed the inclusion of a marriage equality plank after a national hearing over the weekend in Minneapolis, in which several witnesses testified in favor of such language.
"I was part of a unanimous decision to include it," Frank said. "There was a unanimous decision in the drafting committee to include it in the platform, which I supported, but everybody was for it."
Frank emphasized that support for marriage equality is a position that has been established for the Democratic Party, from the president, who endorsed marriage equality in May, to House Democratic lawmakers who voted to reject an amendment reaffirming the Defense of Marriage Actearlier this month.
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