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Vietnam confirms 34th case of COVID-19
Tuesday, March 10, 2020 17:44
The Health Ministry announced a new COVID-19 case, Vietnam's 34th, in the afternoon of March 10.
PM approves investment policy for Binh Dinh Becamex IZ
Tuesday, February 18, 2020 18:46
The Prime Minister has approved investment policy for the Binh Dinh Becamex industrial zone (IZ) under Decision No.270/QD-TTg.
Int'l bidding to be invited for power supply by submarine cables in Binh Dinh
International bidding will be invited for a project on power supply by submarine cables in Nhon Chau island commune, Quy Nhon city, the south central province of Binh Dinh, said Director of the Binh Dinh power company Huynh Ngoc Viet on February 18.
Binh Dinh hosts "Magnetic Fields in the Universe" conference
Experts involved in astrophysical, space and laboratory plasmas and young researchers from 25 countries worldwide have gathered at the 7th edition of the series "Magnetic Fields in the Universe" that is taking place in Quy Nhon city, the south central province of Binh Dinh, from February 16-22.
Challenges hinder development of renewable energy
Renewable energy has emerged as one of the most preferred sectors for investment in Vietnam, according to a survey by international consulting firm Grant Thornton, but the development of such projects has been hampered by a number of challenges.
Universities make, distribute hand sanitisers to students, staff
Thursday, February 13, 2020 20:01
Lecturers and students at many universities in Ho Chi Minh City and elsewhere are making hand sanitisers, which are much in demand, and giving them for free to staff and students amid the public health emergency caused by the new strain of coronavirus (COVID-19).
Binh Thuan targets over 7 million tourists in 2020
The south central province of Binh Thuan aims to lure more than 7 million visitors, including 850,000 foreigners, in 2020.
Mui Ne envisioned a top destination in Asia-Pacific
Sunday, January 26, 2020 16:23
Mui Ne beach in the south central province of Binh Thuan is set to become one of the most-visited destinations in the Asia-Pacific by 2030 under a master plan for the development of Mui Ne National Tourism Site to 2025 with a vision for 2030 recently approved by the Prime Minister.
Press Statement by Chairman of ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat
The ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Retreat was held in Nha Trang city in the south-central province of Khanh Hoa on January 16-17 under the chair of Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pham Binh Minh.
ASEAN senior officials meet to prepare for AMM Retreat
Senior officials of ASEAN countries met in the first ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) of 2020 in Nha Trang city of the south central province of Khanh Hoa on January 16.
Khanh Hoa aims to have 30,000 private businesses by 2025
Monday, January 13, 2020 19:39
Authorities in the south central province of Khanh Hoa plan to improve the quality and performance of businesses in the private sector, striving to have 30,000 businesses by 2025 and 35,000 by 2030.
Binh Thuan launches tours to local dragon fruit gardens
Saturday, January 04, 2020 18:07
Tourists visiting the south central province of Binh Thuan will be able to enjoy a new experience following the recent launch of tours to dragon fruit gardens, reported The Voice of Vietnam (VOV).
Vietnamese airports expect to serve 127 million passengers in 2020
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said 21 airports that it is managing and operating are expected to serve a total of 127 million passengers in 2020, a year-on-year rise of 10 percent.
Ninh Thuan targets sustainable grape production
The south-central province of Ninh Thuan, the country's largest grape producer, is targeting sustainable grape production after conducting research on new grape varieties, applying advanced farming techniques and investing in post-harvest processing.
Ninh Thuan province faces irrigation water shortage
Many reservoirs in the south-central province of Ninh Thuan are facing a shortage of water, affecting supply for the 2019-2020 winter-spring crop, animals and household use.
Japan provides aid to five projects in Vietnam
Japan will provide 432,239 USD in non-refundable aid to five projects in Vietnam under aid contracts signed at the Japanese Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City on December 16.
PM disciplines incumbent, former officials of Khanh Hoa
Sunday, December 15, 2019 16:15
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc recently issued disciplinary measures against some incumbent and former leaders of the south central province of Khanh Hoa for their "very serious" mistakes while performing duties.
Khanh Hoa hosts 39th National Television Festival
Thursday, December 12, 2019 14:51
The 39th edition of the National Television Festival opened on December 11 in the south central province of Khanh Hoa.
Seaports report strong increases in cargo throughput
Monday, December 02, 2019 08:47
Seaports nationwide handled nearly 550 million tonnes of cargo in the January-October period, including nearly 16 million TEUs of containers.
Wednesday, November 27, 2019 16:58
Seaports nationwide handled more than 544.3 million tonnes of cargo in the January-October period, including nearly 16 million TEUs of containers, according to statistics of the Vietnam Maritime Administration.


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Front Facade
Ice Pond
1905 Map
Tour Stops
Touring the Landscape
Welcome to the Eustis Estate, home to W.E.C and Edith Eustis and their young family. The property comprises eighty acres of fields, woodland, and gardens with four original buildings built between 1878 and 1902. The land was a gift to Edith Eustis from her mother, Mary Hemenway, on the occasion of Edith's marriage in 1876. Mrs. Hemenway owned the large estate to the south of this site, and W.E.C. Eustis's family lived to the north. The mansion was the first building constructed on the property in 1878, and was designed by preeminent architect William Ralph Emerson. Enjoy walking around the estate from dawn to dusk. Please respect our neighbors' privacy and refrain from walking in areas that are marked as private.
The Front Facade
Each elevation of the Eustis mansion is testament to Emerson's talent in designing a complex and impressive architectural composition. The stone and brick mansion is heavily patterned, which is typical of the Queen Anne Revival style. Every view of the building offers an unexpected treat. During your visit, be sure to walk completely around the house and see how each side is unique. Many of the architectural details were covered with ivy starting in the 1890s, but in the mid-twentieth century the ivy was removed to reveal the decorative stone and brickwork.
Fred and Gus Eustis and two young girls, c.1885
The view out the front door looks down an allée, a formal pathway bordered by rows of trees. Originally these trees were American elms, but they were replaced by disease-resistant locust trees in the twentieth century. Before the construction of the gatehouse, it is likely that this was the main approach to the house.
Mrs. Hemenway's carriage with Hogan driving, May 1894
Fred, Gus, and Mary Eustis in front of their home, c.1895
Walk around to the right side of the house to see the Gatehouse at the bottom of the hill.
Groom on the estate, believed to be Samuel Chestnut. His family lived and worked on the property around the turn of the century.
The gatehouse was built in 1892, and family history tells us that W.E.C. Eustis designed it himself. Constructed from fieldstone, the gatehouse became the new formal entrance to the estate fourteen years after the main house was built. The left side of the building served as the home for the chauffeur or groom and his family. It contained a sitting room, dining room, and kitchen on the first floor, with three bedrooms above. The space on the other side of the arch contained a carriage house and stables, which could comfortably keep eight horses. A wood-walled tack room was adjacent to the stables. Originally, there was only a single door to the carriage house, but in 1913 the Eustises rebuilt the carriage entry to accommodate three garage doors. The building now serves as Historic New England offices.
The land across Canton Avenue was once part of the estate, and the stone cow barn that survives clearly resembles other buildings on the property. It is now privately owned. W.E.C. Eustis raised several breeds of cattle on the property, and competed nationally with some of his livestock. Originally, in addition to the barn was a carpenter shop, paint shop, pipe shop, harness shop, machine shop, and a blacksmith shop, all for the maintenance of the property.
Mary, Fred, and Gus Eustis in front of the Eustis Gatehouse, photographed by W.E.C. Eustis, c.1894.
Walk back toward the entry to the house, and then up the allee.
Stop just before the intersection with the first road.
Though little remains, the estate originally had a variety of gardens for both vegetables and flowers. The long driveway was lined with eight scalloped garden beds, each about fifty feet long. Behind the house was a flower garden with a gazebo covered in roses that was named Mary's Garden in memory of W.E.C. Eustis's mother.
Swedish immigrant Manning Johnson worked as the landscape gardener on the estate from 1904-1917. His son Paul grew up on the estate and described some of the gardens in his memoir:
There was a large round garden in the center of the lawn inside the circular drive to the front arched entrance to the big house. From the right angle this garden would reflect in a huge round window on the second floor of the house. Many smaller gardens were scattered throughout the estate such as the salvia bed, the phlox bed, the cosmos bed and so on. In the spring the bulbs were blooming everywhere. (One Man's Story, by Paul Johnson, 1991)
The circular garden can be seen in historic photographs like the one above and at the start of this tour. Look for it in the original landscape plan below.
Bowditch's Landscape Design
Formal Landscape Design
In 1879, the Eustises hired landscape architect Ernest Bowditch to design a formal plan for the land immediately surrounding the house. Although the basic layout of roads was built according to this plan, there is no evidence that the geometric parterre gardens flanking the allee or the summer house were ever constructed.
Look down the hill toward the small wooden building with a stone chimney.
Former Greenhouse
Eustis greenhouse, c.1900. The small stone building and chimney is extant.
This potting shed and boiler house was originally behind a large glass greenhouse, which seasonally housed interior and exterior plants on the estate. The chimney is the last remaining part of the heating system that once warmed the greenhouse when the sun was insufficient to maintain the plants. The greenhouse was taken down after World War I, when the shortage of supplies and labor made it too difficult to maintain the building.
The greenhouse was a particular favorite of Paul Johnson and he describes it in his autobiography:
I remember walking through cold weather to the glass house. We would enter the potting shed at the center of the greenhouse, and then we opened the door into a kind of wonderland. We were bathed in warm, moist air, loaded with the fragrance of many flowers of various sorts and colors. I could never get enough of this. Every chance I could get, I would enjoy happy hours in the glass greenhouse learning how things were done and the names of all the plants and flowers. (One Man's Story, by Paul Johnson, 1991)
Eustis greenhouse, c.1900
Continue down the allee and, at the clearing, walk toward the pond.
The Ice Pond
Before the turn of the century, the Eustis family dammed a small creek to create a pond so that ice could be harvested at the property. Before electricity was widely available, ice was the principal method for keeping food fresh, and there was undoubtedly a large icebox in the service wing of the mansion. At some point, a wooden ice house was built adjacent to the pond for easy collection and storage. Today the pond is strictly ornamental.
Ice Pond, 1894
Paul Johnson, son of the landscape gardener in the early 20th century, recalls fishing and diving from the ice house plank way during the summer. In his autobiography he shares a story from one summer when the children were allowed to harvest melons from a neighboring farm:
We kids could help ourselves to [the leftover melons] and did we ever! We stored these in the ice house and for weeks dined like royalty. A group of ten or twelve of us decided to have a feast on the ice. We split up in pairs to find the makings. It was a hot day in midsummer, so we rounded up some sweet corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, and others caught some frogs in the ice pond for some delicious frog legs. We started a fire on the beach at the edge of the pond and fried up the frog legs in butter and roasted the corn. Now we sat in the shade of the ice house and ate hot frogs legs with corn on the cob, chilled salad of tomatoes and cucumbers and had plenty of chilled, dead ripe melon for dessert. For drinks we had cold spring water running out of the hillside two hundred feet away. Then we opened the doors of the ice house and sat in the breeze drifting through. What a comfortable place on a hot day this was. (One Man's Story by Paul Johnson, 1991)
The Powerhouse
The cottage-like power house was built in 1902, as indicated in the stonework on either side of the door. As a mining engineer, W.E.C. Eustis was an early adopter of new technology, including electricity, and the construction of this building showed his commitment to the new source of energy before it was available to the residents of upper Canton Avenue.
The building originally housed an electrical generator that was powered by a massive wind turbine 90 to 100 feet above it. The library was the first room connected to the new power source. Once its reliability and safety were established, the rest of the house was wired. Eventually, commercial electricity become available and the Eustises no longer needed to generate their own power. The turbine and supporting framework were removed shortly before the great hurricane of 1938.
Paul Johnson described the operations of the windmill in his autobiography:
W.E.C. in his car, c.1905.
The turbine for the power house was clearly visible from the house. The tennis court fence is also visible in the background of this photo. The strips of burlap on the tree trunks were part of a treatment against gypsy moth infestations, catching caterpillars that crawled underneath them so they could be killed.
Water tower, c. 1900
There was also a seventy-five foot tall water tower on a hill about one hundred yards from the power house; the hollow stone base is constructed in a similar style so it is likely it was built at the same time. The tank stored water pumped from the ice pond by the windmill on the power house. It was then used to provide water for the farm animals, the gardens, lawns, and even the laundry. The water tank is no longer standing and it is unclear when it was removed.
Continue toward the road in the direction of the house and walk to the orchard.
The current apple orchard is a replacement for an earlier one, which stood in this location in the late nineteenth century. The last of the ancient apple trees were removed when the brick garage was built in the 1970s and the new orchard was established. The current varieties produced in this orchard are Macintosh, Macoun, and Red Rome. Across the road, back toward the pond, there was once a pear orchard.
Blue Hills Reservation
Map of Lands Taken by Eminent Domain, 1893
Blue Hills Reservation Takings Map
When the Eustis Estate was built in 1878 at the base of the Blue Hills, the hills were primarily private property, known locally for their natural beauty. When the Blue Hills Reservation was created in 1893, the Eustises lost approximately 118 acres of land through eminent domain. Another 812 acres were taken from the Hemenways and other neighbors. This map shows the land that was taken. Today the Blue Hills Reservation encompasses more than 7,000 acres.
Map of Upper Canton Ave., 1905
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Landscape: Map of Upper Canton Ave, 1905

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FDA has began a public process to redefine the "wholesome" nutrient content declare for food labeling. Basically, healthy consuming ingredients are found across the outer edges of most grocery stores, whereas the middle aisles are crammed with processed and packaged foods that aren't good for you. We need to eat protein daily, however we need not eat an excessive amount of it. Adult males want fifty five grams of protein per day, while grownup girls want 46 grams.
Some meals producers are reformulating recipes to reduce the sodium content material of their products, and other people ought to be encouraged to verify nutrition labels to see how much sodium is in a product earlier than purchasing or consuming it. It may be used to make all types of healthy recipes, and also tastes pretty good by itself.
These meals are called 'discretionary selections' and they need to solely be eaten occasionally. Frozen fruits and vegetables often go on sale, and thanks to modern flash-freezing, they're simply as healthy as contemporary produce. In addition to making a meal plan, preserve a journal of the meals you eat.
Fruit and greens are low in energy and nutrient dense, which suggests they are filled with nutritional vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and fiber. Cooking your individual meals at home, and choosing whole meals or minimally-processed meals may even assist to limit how a lot salt and added sugar we devour.


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 Куп Холандије: 2017/18.
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On 14th March I hosted the second edition of Petite Fashion Week Networking Event in East London. Petite Fashion Week is first of its kind in supporting the Petite Fashion industry and bringing together petite designers/retailers, bloggers and consumers under the same roof. We celebrate Petite Women & Petite Fashion.
The first edition of Petite Fashion Week took place from 1st to 5th October 2013, which marked the beginning of a global petite community and provided petite fashion bloggers around the world a platform to address petite girl's pain points. Petite Fashion Week aims to help upcoming Petite retailers/designers to reach petite consumers globally. After the phenomenal success we also hosted networking events on 14th March in Miami and Dallas.
We had a great turnout at the London event this year and had great Petite retailers like Jeetly Petite, Ego Shoes, Petite Shoe Boutique and The Clothes Lady who showcased their products at the event. We had other retailers like My Haart Beeding, Lipsplash, Biteable Beatique showcasing their products to our guests. Nice Nails Baby provided free nail services to our guests. The giveaway gifts were sponsored by Kukke and Prairie charms. The 16th Bar Petite Women's Wear provided $150 gift cards to our guests in London, Miami and Dallas.
We had great speakers like Jess Jeetly of Jeetly Petite, Denise Estcourt, Aga Moodley, Rebecca Goodyear speaking at the event about petite fashion and beauty.
For the event I chose to wear Topshop Petite blue shift dress with Shoes from Petite Shoe Boutique and my necklace was from Forever 21.
I was invited to participate in the blogger fashion show. When I got the invite I was thrilled that I would represent petite women and contribute to the charity at the same time. On the day Guest enjoyed upbeat fashion show hosted by British Actress, Charlotte Avery, paired by pop legend Stacey Jackson. The event was supported by some sought after UK celebrities such as Alex Reid, Charlie Sims, Denise Walsh, Layla Anna-Lee,Lynda Bellingham, Jane Goldman and Sian Lloyd.The show also caught special attention of CEO of the British Fashion Council, Caroline Rush, who was fully supportive of the cause and was excited to see the impact it made and the issues it raised.
I was extremely pleased by the support and turnout on the day. I was showcasing African prints from two designers. The interesting part of the blogger show was each of us were wearing clothes from different ethnic backgrounds. The Africa girls were wearing Indian clothes, Asian girls were wearing western outfits. It was interesting showcase of fashion from different countries and ethnicity.
The lovely Georgina from Forks and Brushes and the designer I was wearing ( Eldimaa Fashion) took a video clipping of me walking the runway. Enjoy the video below and do let me know your thoughts.
Hope you are doing good. Today I am going to review the foaming cleanser from Australian brand U little Beauty. Before I start I would like to let you know I received this product at one of the London Beauty Blogger Meetup and the company I work for used to do PR for this brand in the UK.
U little beauty is an Australian brand specialising in the natural skin care products that are cruelty free and not tested on animals. All their ingredients are natural, organic and free from animal products. I am against animal testing and I love to support companies who are taking the initiative to say no to animal testing. Ever since I have been working in PR specialising in natural beauty and organic products I have learnt of the harmful effects of chemicals that are in our skin care products. I am slowly trying to embark on the natural and organic life journey by first attempting to swap most of my beauty products filled with chemicals to natural alternatives. It's quite hard to make the move as natural products are bit pricey and makeup products are especially hard to find for my skin tone. However I am on a mission, by end of this year I will use more and more natural organic beauty products as possible.
I have tried the Foaming Cleanser for a month now and I am quite happy with it. Initially I wasn't convinced the cleanser would leave a squeaky clean finish as it says on the packaging. I was quite surprised it just does what it says on the tin. There are some great ingredients in the product which makes it beneficial for acne prone skin like mine. It includes extracts of Witch Hazel, Rosemary and Calendula. Witch hazel has astringent properties making it ideal for acne and inflamed skin. Aloe Vera, Lavender and Kakadu plum are also present in the cleanser. Kakadu Plum originating from Australia's remote Northern Territory is one of the richest source of vitamin C in the world. This plant is packed with plenty of natural goodness like miners, amino acids and fruit acids.
After using this product for a month I did noticed my acne has been much better. However due to my eating habits and usage of makeup with chemicals I can't say I have stopped having breakouts. But the cleanser has been very good helping to clean the skin without stripping off essential oils.
My verdict: 3.5 out of 5. The product is SLS, Paraben and Fragrance Free. The product is competitively priced for 150 ml bottle in comparison to other natural organic cleanser out there. I would recommend you ladies to try this product.This product is suitable for all skin types.
Have you tried U Little Beauty products? What was your experience?
Since florals have been big this season I thought of wearing a floral top with my usual jeans. I love bright colours and floral prints. Most of my floral print blouses are from Zara even though they don't have a petite section their size 8 does fit me quite well. I the feel the yellow/orange print compliments my skin tone quite well. What do you think ladies? If some of you are not too much into colours or getting scared that wearing a floral print would eat you up. Here's my tip for us petite ladies, go for small prints as they look perfect and don't overwhelm our petite frame. Experiment with different colours and find the one that compliments your skin tone. If you are buying online I would suggest to first go to your nearest mall and try different colours first before ordering something online. Often the colours look different on a computer screen.
Hope you find my above tips helpful. Coming back to the outfit, I love wearing jeans so I paired this up with bright floral top. I was going out for brunch so this was perfect for me.
Do you ladies shop in Zara? How do you find Zara?
Lace is among this seasons hottest trends. When I think of lace the words that come in to my mind are romance, elegance and sensuality . Lace is very lady like and elegantly fashionable, perfect for the brunch date or cocktails with the girls. I have been browsing around the web to incorporate the lace trend in my petite clothing closet and found few great finds.
I have created a selection of tops, skirts and dresses apt for a day time look for this spring/summer season. The above set has been carefully curated from petite range of different retailers to help us petite ladies incorporate the lace trend in our petite clothing closet. My personal favourite is the Dorothy Perkins petite skirt.
Hope you like my curated items. Do leave your feedback.
I was always fearful of wearing false lashes and stayed away from them. However secretly I always wished my lashes were longer and beautiful. One day at work, we were talking about false eyelashes and someone mentioned Eylure Naturalites false lashes to me. My colleague had tried them on and said the lashes were very light weight. She spoke highly of the lashes and convinced me to go and buy them however I was still a bit scared, thinking the glue might destroy my natural eye lashes. After my colleague's assurance, I headed to the local store to pick up a pair of Naturalites. I came back home and immediately tried them on. To my surprise they didn't feel very heavy. But since I was wearing them for the first time I felt a little bit of stickiness for first few seconds. After the first wear I got used to them and love them.
Since then, I have bought like 7 pairs . The lashes come in different and shapes and styles. You can have a look at their selection here. My favourites are the Lengthening, Super full and Eylure Katy Perry 'Cool Kitty' Lashes.
My verdict: Out of 5 I will give the product 4 stars and would highly recommend it. The false lashes can range from £4.95 to £5.65 in price. They are quite affordable in my opinion. Eylure Natural False lashes come with a glue and application instructions. I also learnt that the lashes are supposed to be put on the eyelid as close to the lash line as possible and not on the lash it self. This is brilliant as it prevents the lashes to get destroyed by the glue. Ladies, I would always suggest you to buy lashes from a good brand and make sure to use good glue as well and read reviews before you purchase false lashes.
Do try it ladies and let me know your feedback.
I went to London Fashion Weekend back in February and one of the key trends for spring summer 2014 is Flower Power. Since I am a petite girl I try to buy clothes from Petite section of retailers. Fit and height of petite clothing is very important for us petites. So I have done some research and created a selection of floral tops from petite ranges of different retailers. You can find the retailer information below the image.
My personal favourites from the selection is the Dorothy Perkins t shirt and vest. I absolutely love floral prints and it has been the key trend in London and Paris Fashion Week this year. I am a big supporter of retailers with petite range and I feel there is need for more retailers to cater to the petite clothing market especially here in the UK.
Do let me know ladies what are your thoughts? I love hearing from you.
Hello Everyone! Apologies for not being able to post regularly as I promised. The last few weeks went in preparation for Petite Fashion Week event in London, Miami and Dallas. I will soon put up pictures on the blog for you ladies to enjoy. It was a great turn out and hope all you petite ladies will join us for the next one.
The weather has been kind here in the U.K for few days now so I headed for a walk in the woods last weekend. I love walking outdoors especially mountain side. There are few nice woodlands around where I live, so I headed for a walk to enjoy the greenery. When I was deciding what to wear for the walk, I was looking a for comfortable jeans, short jacket and wedge sneakers. Since I am petite I always wear heels, so the wedge sneakers are a great option for us petite ladies.
My petite clothing for the walk was from Topshop, Zara and Primark. Zara however doesn't do petite range but I love their clothes and try to intelligently find items that would fit my petite frame. Topshop has a great range of petite clothing. So ladies, I would definitely suggest to check them if you haven't yet.
Hope you enjoyed the post and do leave your feedback.
I received Moa's The Green Balm and Bamboo Face Cloth in a goody bag when I attended the London Beauty Bloggers Meetup. I quite like the packaging as it reflects a natural and organic look. When I looked at the packaging I was impressed to see the shelf life of the product was mentioned. All the ingredients in this balm is completely natural, making it a 100% natural and organic beauty product. It's quite difficult to find 100% natural and organic beauty products in U.K. as most of them are not totally natural. So I was very happy to find a 100% natural and organic beauty product like Moa, which is made in England.
Once I was satisfied with the ingredient list, I went ahead to use the product. The product box included a Bamboo face cloth to use with the balm. Bamboo fibre is also known for it's naturally anti-bacterial properties so it's good for acne prone skin, like mine. I have acne prone skin and breakout easily if I use products with chemicals, so this was perfect for me. The Green balm also has tea tree oil in it which is ideal for acne prone skin. The balm has quite a distinct smell, which I quite like. The instructions to use the product was on the packaging, which stated to take some balm and melt it between your palm and then smother over your face. After you have massaged the balm on your face, dip the cloth in hot water and wring out excess water and steam your face for few seconds. Once you have steamed your face, dip the cloth in cold water and press the soft side of the cloth on the face. The steam helps open up pores of the face and the cold water compress helps to close the pores while toning your face. My skin felt fresh and moisturised. If you have an oily skin, you won't need to apply additional moisturiser after this ritual.
I felt absolutely amazing after this cleansing routine, it almost felt like a luxury mini facial before bed time. I would recommend all you ladies to try it out, it's worth it.
You can buy The Daily Cleansing Ritual from their website. If you don't want to buy the Daily Cleansing Ritual, you can also buy their mini balm first to test it out.
My verdict: Out of 5 I will give the product 4 stars and would highly recommend it. It's priced at £14.99(incl. VAT) which is a bit expensive but it does come with a bamboo fibre cloth, which is worth the money in my opinion. The product is free from Parabens, perfume, alcohol and all chemicals. It's a vegetarian product.
Apologies for not posting regularly for the last couple of months. As you all know, I founded Petite Fashion Week which took up most of my time and also I went away for my destination wedding. I do promise to post regularly from now on and keep you lovely ladies informed of all things petite and my personal style.
I bought this petite jeans and crop top from Topshop and I am quite happy with my purchase. The jeans length is quite good however it's not perfect as I am just 5 feet. The top fits perfectly well and I am in love with the colour. I feel it complements my complexion very well. The top goes very well with the blue jeans as well. I teamed up this outfit with a Benetton Coat which I bought from Paris. It fits perfectly and sits above the knees which is a bonus! I am sure all you petite girls agree with me how difficult is to get a coat that fits well on our petite frame. I did carry my usual tote black bag but I also experimented the look with a small black clutch bag. Both bags matched very well with this out fit.
I combined a quite a few colours for this look, which worked to my favour. My shoes for this look is UK size 3 black court shoes from Barratts.
All the clothes in this look are from petite section of different retailers. I do tend to buy clothes from petite sections, as being petite it's absolutely imporant to wear clothes that have good fiiting.
I hope you ladies liked the outfit post. Do leave your comments as I love to hear from you guys.


Four test fight, Polish Winged Hussars are still overpaid glory seekers who can't fight for toffee, despite having all the whistles and bells!
Re: Four fights from the Oxford test competition this weekend.
Well done on 2nd - my Russians get pummelled by Hussars! Hussars seem a lot better than the FoGR interpretation. They actually can beat something in one turn.
In theory they can, I've only seen it once in six games!
From my read of your game reports it looks like we've got a viable set of rules.
That's great and I can't wait to buy them!
Gem of the Blackland Prairie!


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Preet Bharara Warns Trump Not To Pardon Himself: 'That's Almost Self-Executing Impeachment'
Former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara on Sunday warned Donald Trump that he would effectively ensure impeachment if he tried to pardon himself.
During an interview on CNN's State of the Union program, host Dana Bash noted that Trump's attorneys had asserted in a letter to special counsel Robert Mueller that the president has the power to pardon himself. On Sunday, Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani agreed that the president "probably" has self-pardoning power.
"I think it would be outrageous," Bharara told Bash. "I think if the president decided he was going to pardon himself, I think that's almost self-executing impeachment. Whether or not there's a minor legal argument that some law professor somewhere in a legal journal can make, that's not what the framers could have intended."
"The second thing is, when Rudy Giuliani says... the president is not contemplating [pardoning himself]," the former U.S. Attorney continued, "I have no faith in that whatsoever."
CNN, Dana Bash, Donald Trump, Impeachment, Pardons, Preet Bharara
Giuliani Says Trump Sought Legal Advice Weeks Ago About Possible Manafort Pardon
Literally no one would be shocked if Donald Trump pardoned Paul Manafort
By Red Painter
Chuck Grassley Tells Reporters Rudy Giuliani Should Be Fired
Republican Senator Grassley doesn't think "You can just pardon yourself" is good legal advice.
Rudy Giuliani Says Trump 'Probably' Can Pardon Himself
Rudy Giuliani, the lead attorney for President Donald Trump, asserted on Sunday that President Donald Trump could pardon himself if he is indicted by special counsel Robert Mueller.
Why The Firing Of U.S. Attorney Bharara Could Be A Gift For Fox News
It turns out that the short list for replacing Manhattan's federal prosecutor, Preet Bharara, contains an attorney especially cozy with Fox News.
'God Bless Him': Giuliani Rants That Michael Cohen Should 'Flip' On Trump
Rudy Giuliani, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, on Sunday asserted that former Trump attorney Michael Cohen "should" cooperate with prosecutors.
Preet Bharara: 'There Is Absolutely Evidence To Begin' Obstruction Case Against Trump
Former New York U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara told ABC News on Sunday that there is "absolutely evidence" to begin an investigation into whether President Donald Trump obstructed justice.


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Based in Bordesley, Birmingham, A3 Project Space supports contemporary artists to develop their work and audiences. Initially I intended for the logo to be made of three entirely separate shapes, but accidentally deleting one saw an angled 3 appear, and this ended up forming the basis for the identity. Vremena Grotesk, Roman Gornitsky's redrawing of Arial, is the sole font used.


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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954)
GENERAL TELEGRAMS
Mr. J. M. Ward, the assistant fruit expert, visited the Devonport district to-day, and gave a demonstration of summer pruning at Spreyton, where
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An Important Message for You about Multiple Sclerosis!
People with this type of MS experience clearly defined attacks of worsening neurological function. These attacks?which are called relapses, flare-ups, or exacerbations ?are followed by partial or complete recovery periods (remissions), during which no disease progression occurs. Approximately 85% of people are initially diagnosed with relapsing-remitting MS.
This disease course is characterized by slowly worsening neurological function from the beginning?with no distinct relapses or remissions. The rate of progression may vary over time, with occasional plateaus and temporary minor improvements. Approximately 10% of people are diagnosed with primary-progressive MS.
In this relatively rare course of MS (5%), people experience steadily worsening disease from the beginning, but with clear attacks of worsening neurological function along the way. They may or may not experience some recovery following these relapses, but the disease continues to progress without remissions.
Since no two people have exactly the same experience of MS, the disease course may look very different from one person to another. And, it may not always be clear to the physician?at least right away?which course a person is experiencing.
Whether you have or may have MS, or care about someone who does, finding the right information for you is an important step.
Learn the facts about MS: what it is, who gets it, why, what are the symptoms it can cause, how it's diagnosed, and how it is treated?


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The willingness of political leaders to invest political capital in #digital government projects is crucial to the success of a project.
In the lead up to the 2018 Tallinn Digital Summit, which takes place later this month, we reviewed eight digital government case studies from our Public Impact Observatory. We looked at digital government initiatives across four continents and three levels of government to see what we might be able to learn about them. Azerbaijan, the City of Boston, Chile, the state of Bihar in India, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea and Sweden are all very different, yet some consistent lessons for successful digital government initiatives emerge.
The willingness of political leaders to invest political capital in digital government projects is crucial to the success of a project.
In the Indian state of Bihar, the chief minister Nitish Kumar invested heavily in digital services to improve service delivery in his state and restore the public's confidence in government. Kumar's clear political commitment was key to transforming the way government works, with Bihar earning national acclaim for its work in promoting e-government.
Azerbaijan's Service and Assessment Network is a one-stop shop for government services, which won a UN award for public service delivery in 2015. The Network is directly accountable to the president, and its success depended on strong executive buy-in.
In South Korea, successive governments have remained committed to e-government. Since the first piece of comprehensive e-government legislation was passed in 2001 by President Kim Dae-jung, his successors have continued to display great enthusiasm for e-government. South Korea now has the most advanced levels of e-participation in the world.
By gathering evidence from elsewhere on what works (and what does not), governments can be in a better position to design a successful policy.
Slovenia's predlagam.vladi.si portal is an online tool that enables citizens to make policy proposals to government, and was adapted from a similar project in Estonia. The Estonian software was updated and extended with new functionality to meet Slovenia's needs, and the portal has now accumulated almost 13,000 registered users. These users submitted 5,000 suggestions, 33 percent of which received the required level of support to be forwarded for government response.
The Chilean government was able to draw on the experience of international models such as Service Canada, Centrelink in Australia, and Singapore's eCitizen model in designing and building the ChileAtiende one-stop shop platform for government services.
In developing its BOS:311 system, which allows citizens to report incidents to the administration using smart apps, texts, tweets and phone calls, the City of Boston was able to learn from the experience of comparable models in other cities. It was clear to the local government that the platform worked well, with one city councillor describing its adoption as "a no-brainer".
Public confidence in a government's ability to deliver digital government initiatives successfully is vital to ensure uptake and promote trust.
Since the early 1980s, the Singapore government has tapped into advances in ICT to transform public administration and service delivery. Singapore's eGov2015 Masterplan was launched on the back of the government's successful 2010 e-government initiative. Government surveys report that 87 percent of people are satisfied with the quality of the government's e-services and 93 percent would recommend other transactions with government through e-services.
Sweden's Verksamt.se portal gives businesses a single point of contact with the Swedish government from start-up onwards. Prior to its introduction, business owners described being referred from one agency to another. With high levels of public confidence in its ability to cut red tape and make their lives easier – especially among entrepreneurs – almost 60 percent of Swedish businesses already use the portal.
Power to the people. Few countries have embraced the digital era as successfully as New Zealand. We talk to one of its government's key digital transformation leaders, Richard Foy,about how they've done it.


Please join us for the 2014 Annual Meeting. This is an opportunity for our members to see what we've been working on and what our current goals are. It's also a great place for non-members to learn about what we do for the community.
Please let us know if you plan on attending, though R.S.V.P. is not required.


Here's a new downtempo 80's set to kick off the summer (and procrastinate studying for finals). It's been a while for me, and the rustiness shows. Some of the transitions aren't great, but the playlist is good! Enjoy… (Time: 77:03).
Another 80s Mix to pleasure you aurally. (Front242, Nitzer Ebb, New Order, etc…) (Time: 79:08).


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Lacy Lakeview
By Sharon Bracken & Amanda Sawyer
Lacy Lakeview is a suburban community located approximately five miles north of Waco on Interstate Highway 35 in McLennan County.
Lacy Lakeview was part of the league of land granted to Sarah Ann Vauchere Walker in 1843 for her husband Jacob Walker's service at the Alamo. The land grant sat east of the Brazos River and north of the mouth of the Bosque River, and extended past White Rock Creek. The property extended east beyond Tehuacana Creek.
After Walker's second husband died, leaving her with nine children to support, she sold off portions of the land grant and farmed others to provide for her family. The 1850 Census listed her as "family head, occupation farmer." She built a log cabin on the banks of the Brazos River, and later built a two-story Greek Revival house which stood for many years as the only permanent dwelling in McLennan County north of Waco Village.
In the 1850s, two communities began to grow up in the area. The region which would become Lacy was named for William David Lacy, who sold farm lots for development in the early 1880s. Walter G. Lacy, Sr. of Waco financed the construction of roads and water services for the community in 1910. In 1912, Lacy became a station on the Texas Electric Railway, an interurban rail line connecting Dallas and Waco. By the 1930s the area had two businesses and forty residents.
Small spring-fed lakes in the area inspired the name Lakeview. Frost School, the first educational establishment in the community, was named for Josiah Frost who donated land as the site for a log cabin structure. The school was eventually moved to a site near the Dallas Highway.
Lakeview School replaced Frost School in nearby Lacy in 1915 and became the focus of an independent district in 1927. The four-room, two-story red brick building burned on two occasions in 1939, but was rebuilt with help from the Works Progress Administration. The would receive a new building again in 1964. During the 1950-1951 school year, Lakeview consolidated with Elm Mott, forming the Connally Consolidated School District, which continues to serve the community today.
The Lacy and Lakeview communities established a common city government in 1953 and elected Frank Mosley as mayor. Lacy Lakeview became a suburban community to the city of Waco and in 1998 merged with Northcrest. The merger brought improved city services and an increased population, allowing Lacy Lakeview to qualify under Texas law for home rule status. Today, Lacy Lakeview remains an integral part of McLennan County, home to nearly six thousand residents.
Growing Community: After Lacy and Lakeview established a common government in the 1950s, the suburban community's population boomed and the area's economy became heavily dependent upon nearby Waco. After a merger with Northcrest in the 1990s, the city qualified for home rule status under Texas law, providing Lacy Lakeview with greater independence from the state government. ~ Source: The Portal to Texas History, University of North Texas Libraries ~ Creator: United States Geological Survey ~ Date: 1992
Texas Electric Railway: The advent of the streetcar and arrival of the Texas Electric Railway brought increased business to the communities surrounding Waco. The opening of a stop in Lacy in 1912 connected the growing community with larger metropolises like Waco and Dallas. ~ Source: Image courtesy of the Texas Collection, Baylor University
Ann Richards: Lakeview served as home for Texas's forty-fifth governor, Ann Richards, known throughout the nation for her sharp tongue and civil rights work. Here, Richards is depicted visiting friends, neighbors, and supporters in her former neighborhood in November 1993 (then a part of Lacy Lakeview). ~ Source: Waco Tribune-Herald ~ Creator: David L. Mosley ~ Date: November 1993
Sharon Bracken and Amanda Sawyer, "Lacy Lakeview," Waco History, accessed January 17, 2021, https://wacohistory.org/items/show/156.
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Elm Mott
Northcrest
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import numpy as np
from scipy.sparse import issparse

from scvelo import logging as logg
from scvelo import settings
from .utils import strings_to_categoricals, vcorrcoef
from .velocity_pseudotime import velocity_pseudotime

def get_mean_var(X, ignore_zeros=False, perc=None):
    data = X.data if issparse(X) else X
    mask_nans = np.isnan(data) | np.isinf(data) | np.isneginf(data)

    if issparse(X):
        n_nonzeros = X.getnnz(axis=0)
    else:
        n_nonzeros = (X != 0).sum(axis=0)

    if ignore_zeros:
        n_counts = n_nonzeros
    else:
        n_counts = X.shape[0]

    if mask_nans.sum() > 0:
        if issparse(X):
            data[mask_nans] = 0
            n_nans = (n_nonzeros - (X != 0).sum(0)).A1
        else:
            X[mask_nans] = 0
            n_nans = mask_nans.sum(0)
        n_counts -= n_nans

    if perc is not None:
        if np.size(perc) < 2:
            perc = [perc, 100] if perc < 50 else [0, perc]
        lb, ub = np.percentile(data, perc)
        if issparse(X):
            X.data = np.clip(data, lb, ub)
        else:
            X = np.clip(data, lb, ub)

    if issparse(X):
        mean = (X.sum(0) / n_counts).A1
        mean_sq = (X.multiply(X).sum(0) / n_counts).A1
    else:
        mean = X.sum(0) / n_counts
        mean_sq = np.multiply(X, X).sum(0) / n_counts

    n_counts = np.clip(n_counts, 2, None)  # to avoid division by zero
    var = (mean_sq - mean**2) * (n_counts / (n_counts - 1))

    mean = np.nan_to_num(mean)
    var = np.nan_to_num(var)

    return mean, var

def select_groups(adata, groups="all", key="louvain"):
    """Get subset of groups in adata.obs[key]."""
    strings_to_categoricals(adata)
    if isinstance(groups, list) and isinstance(groups[0], int):
        groups = [f"{n}" for n in groups]
    categories = adata.obs[key].cat.categories
    groups_masks = np.array(
        [categories[i] == adata.obs[key].values for i, name in enumerate(categories)]
    )
    if groups == "all":
        groups = categories.values
    else:
        groups_ids = [categories.get_loc(name) for name in groups]
        groups_masks = groups_masks[groups_ids]
        groups = categories[groups_ids].values
    return groups, groups_masks

def velocity_clusters(
    data,
    vkey="velocity",
    match_with="clusters",
    sort_by="velocity_pseudotime",
    resolution=None,
    min_likelihood=None,
    copy=False,
):
    """Computes velocity clusters via louvain on velocities.

    .. code:: python

        scv.tl.velocity_clusters(adata)
        scv.pl.scatter(adata, color='velocity_clusters')

    .. image:: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31883718/69625627-484dc480-1047-11ea-847f-6607a3430427.png
       :width: 600px

    Arguments
    ----------
    data : :class:`~anndata.AnnData`
        Annotated data matrix.
    vkey: `str` (default: `'velocity'`)
        Key of velocities computed in `tl.velocity`
    match_with : `int`, optional (default: 100)
        The number of genes that appear in the returned tables.
    match_with: `str` (default: `'clusters'`)
        Match the names of the velocity clusters with the names of this key (.obs).
    sort_by: `str` or `None` (default: `'dpt_pseudotime'`)
        Sort velocity clusters by this key (.obs).
    resolution: `float` (default: 0.7)
        Resolution for louvain modularity.
    min_likelihood: `float` between `0` and `1` or `None` (default: `None`)
        Only rank velocity of genes with a likelihood higher than min_likelihood.
    copy: `bool` (default: `False`)
        Return a copy instead of writing to data.

    Returns
    -------
    velocity_clusters : `.obs`
        Clusters obtained from applying louvain modularity on velocity expression.
    """  # noqa E501

    adata = data.copy() if copy else data

    logg.info("computing velocity clusters", r=True)

    tmp_filter = ~np.isnan(adata.layers[vkey].sum(0))
    if f"{vkey}_genes" in adata.var.keys():
        tmp_filter &= np.array(adata.var[f"{vkey}_genes"].values, dtype=bool)

    if "unspliced" in adata.layers.keys():
        n_counts = (adata.layers["unspliced"] > 0).sum(0)
        n_counts = n_counts.A1 if issparse(adata.layers["unspliced"]) else n_counts
        min_counts = min(50, np.percentile(n_counts, 50))
        tmp_filter &= np.ravel(n_counts > min_counts)

    if "r2" in adata.var.keys():
        r2 = adata.var.velocity_r2
        min_r2 = np.percentile(r2[r2 > 0], 50)
        tmp_filter &= r2 > min_r2

    if "dispersions_norm" in adata.var.keys():
        dispersions = adata.var.dispersions_norm
        min_dispersion = np.percentile(dispersions, 20)
        tmp_filter &= dispersions > min_dispersion

    if "fit_likelihood" in adata.var.keys() and min_likelihood is not None:
        tmp_filter &= adata.var["fit_likelihood"] > min_likelihood

    from anndata import AnnData

    vdata = AnnData(adata.layers[vkey][:, tmp_filter])
    vdata.obs = adata.obs.copy()
    vdata.var = adata.var[tmp_filter].copy()

    if "highly_variable" in vdata.var.keys():
        vdata.var["highly_variable"] = np.array(
            vdata.var["highly_variable"], dtype=bool
        )

    import scanpy as sc

    logg.switch_verbosity("off", module="scanpy")
    sc.pp.pca(vdata, n_comps=20, svd_solver="arpack")
    sc.pp.neighbors(vdata, n_pcs=20)
    sc.tl.louvain(vdata, resolution=0.7 if resolution is None else resolution)
    logg.switch_verbosity("on", module="scanpy")

    if sort_by == "velocity_pseudotime" and sort_by not in adata.obs.keys():
        velocity_pseudotime(adata, vkey=vkey)
    if sort_by in vdata.obs.keys():
        vc = vdata.obs["louvain"]
        vc_cats = vc.cat.categories
        mean_times = [np.mean(vdata.obs[sort_by][vc == cat]) for cat in vc_cats]
        vdata.obs["louvain"].cat.reorder_categories(
            vc_cats[np.argsort(mean_times)], inplace=True
        )

    if isinstance(match_with, str) and match_with in adata.obs.keys():
        from .utils import most_common_in_list

        vc = vdata.obs["louvain"]
        cats_nums = {cat: 0 for cat in adata.obs[match_with].cat.categories}
        for cat in vc.cat.categories:
            cells_in_cat = np.where(vc == cat)[0]
            new_cat = most_common_in_list(adata.obs[match_with][cells_in_cat])
            cats_nums[new_cat] += 1
            vc = vc.cat.rename_categories({cat: f"{new_cat} ({cats_nums[new_cat]})"})
        vdata.obs["louvain"] = vc
    else:
        vdata.obs["louvain"].cat.categories = np.arange(
            len(vdata.obs["louvain"].cat.categories)
        )
    adata.obs[f"{vkey}_clusters"] = vdata.obs["louvain"].copy()

    del vdata

    logg.info("    finished", time=True, end=" " if settings.verbosity > 2 else "\n")
    logg.hint(
        "added \n"
        f"    '{vkey}_clusters', "
        f"clusters based on louvain modularity on velocity vector field (adata.obs)"
    )

    return adata if copy else None

def rank_velocity_genes(
    data,
    vkey="velocity",
    n_genes=100,
    groupby=None,
    match_with=None,
    resolution=None,
    min_counts=None,
    min_r2=None,
    min_corr=None,
    min_dispersion=None,
    min_likelihood=None,
    copy=False,
):
    """Rank genes for velocity characterizing groups.

    This applies a differential expression test (Welch t-test with overestimated
    variance to be conservative) on velocity expression, to find genes in a cluster that
    show dynamics that is transcriptionally regulated differently compared to all other
    clusters (e.g. induction in that cluster and homeostasis in remaining population).
    If no clusters are given, it priorly computes velocity clusters by applying louvain
    modularity on velocity expression.

    .. code:: python

        scv.tl.rank_velocity_genes(adata, groupby='clusters')
        scv.pl.scatter(
            adata, basis=adata.uns['rank_velocity_genes']['names']['Beta'][:3]
        )
        pd.DataFrame(adata.uns['rank_velocity_genes']['names']).head()

    .. image:: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31883718/69626017-11c47980-1048-11ea-89f4-df3769df5ad5.png
       :width: 600px

    .. image:: https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/31883718/69626572-30774000-1049-11ea-871f-e8a30c42f10e.png
       :width: 600px

    Arguments
    ----------
    data : :class:`~anndata.AnnData`
        Annotated data matrix.
    vkey: `str` (default: `'velocity'`)
        Key of velocities computed in `tl.velocity`
    n_genes : `int`, optional (default: 100)
        The number of genes that appear in the returned tables.
    groupby: `str`, `list` or `np.ndarray` (default: `None`)
        Key of observations grouping to consider.
    match_with: `str` or `None` (default: `None`)
        adata.obs key to separatively rank velocities on.
    resolution: `str` or `None` (default: `None`)
        Resolution for louvain modularity.
    min_counts: `float` (default: None)
        Minimum count of genes for consideration.
    min_r2: `float` (default: None)
        Minimum r2 value of genes for consideration.
    min_corr: `float` (default: None)
        Minimum Spearmans correlation coefficient between spliced and unspliced.
    min_dispersion: `float` (default: None)
        Minimum dispersion norm value of genes for consideration.
    min_likelihood: `float` between `0` and `1` or `None` (default: `None`)
        Only rank velocity of genes with a likelihood higher than min_likelihood.
    copy: `bool` (default: `False`)
        Return a copy instead of writing to data.

    Returns
    -------
    rank_velocity_genes : `.uns`
        Structured array to be indexed by group id storing the gene
        names. Ordered according to scores.
    velocity_score : `.var`
        Storing the score for each gene for each group. Ordered according to scores.
    """  # noqa E501

    adata = data.copy() if copy else data

    if groupby is None or groupby == "velocity_clusters":
        velocity_clusters(
            adata,
            vkey=vkey,
            match_with=match_with,
            resolution=resolution,
            min_likelihood=min_likelihood,
        )
        groupby = f"{vkey}_clusters"

    logg.info("ranking velocity genes", r=True)

    if "spearmans_score" not in adata.var.keys():
        corr = vcorrcoef(
            np.array(adata.layers["Ms"]).T,
            np.array(adata.layers["Mu"].T),
            mode="spearmans",
        )
        adata.var["spearmans_score"] = np.clip(corr, 0, None)

    tmp_filter = ~np.isnan(adata.layers[vkey].sum(0))
    if f"{vkey}_genes" in adata.var.keys():
        tmp_filter &= np.array(adata.var[f"{vkey}_genes"].values, dtype=bool)

    if "unspliced" in adata.layers.keys():
        n_counts = (adata.layers["unspliced"] > 0).sum(0)
        n_counts = n_counts.A1 if issparse(adata.layers["unspliced"]) else n_counts
        min_counts = (
            min(50, np.percentile(n_counts, 50)) if min_counts is None else min_counts
        )
        tmp_filter &= np.ravel(n_counts > min_counts)

    if f"{vkey}_r2" in adata.var.keys():
        r2 = adata.var[f"{vkey}_r2"]
        min_r2 = 0.1 if min_r2 is None else min_r2  # np.percentile(r2[r2 > 0], 50)
        tmp_filter &= r2 > min_r2

    if "spearmans_score" in adata.var.keys():
        corr = adata.var["spearmans_score"]
        min_corr = (
            0.1 if min_corr is None else min_corr
        )  # np.percentile(r2[r2 > 0], 50)
        tmp_filter &= corr > min_corr

    if "dispersions_norm" in adata.var.keys():
        dispersions = adata.var.dispersions_norm
        min_dispersion = 0 if min_dispersion is None else min_dispersion
        tmp_filter &= dispersions > min_dispersion

    if "fit_likelihood" in adata.var.keys():
        fit_likelihood = adata.var["fit_likelihood"]
        min_likelihood = 0.1 if min_likelihood is None else min_likelihood
        tmp_filter &= fit_likelihood > min_likelihood

    X = adata[:, tmp_filter].layers[vkey]
    groups, groups_masks = select_groups(adata, key=groupby)

    n_groups = groups_masks.shape[0]
    sizes = groups_masks.sum(1)

    mean, var = np.zeros((n_groups, X.shape[1])), np.zeros((n_groups, X.shape[1]))
    for i, mask in enumerate(groups_masks):
        mean[i], var[i] = get_mean_var(X[mask])

    # test each against the union of all other groups
    rankings_gene_names, rankings_gene_scores = [], []
    for i in range(n_groups):
        mask_rest = ~groups_masks[i]
        mean_rest, var_rest = get_mean_var(X[mask_rest])
        size_rest = sizes[i]  # else mask_rest.sum() if method == 't-test'

        scores = (mean[i] - mean_rest) / np.sqrt(
            var[i] / sizes[i] + var_rest / size_rest
        )
        scores = np.nan_to_num(scores)

        # equivalent to but much faster than np.argsort(scores)[-10:]
        if n_genes > X.shape[1]:
            n_genes = X.shape[1]
        idx = np.argpartition(scores, -n_genes)[-n_genes:]
        idx = idx[np.argsort(scores[idx])[::-1]]

        rankings_gene_names.append(adata[:, tmp_filter].var_names[idx].values)
        rankings_gene_scores.append(scores[idx])

    rankings_gene_names = np.array([list(n) for n in rankings_gene_names])
    rankings_gene_scores = np.array([list(n) for n in rankings_gene_scores])

    all_names = rankings_gene_names.T.flatten()
    all_scores = rankings_gene_scores.T.flatten()
    vscore = np.zeros(adata.n_vars, dtype=int)
    for i, name in enumerate(adata.var_names):
        if name in all_names:
            vscore[i] = all_scores[np.where(name == all_names)[0][0]]
    adata.var["velocity_score"] = vscore

    key = "rank_velocity_genes"
    if key not in adata.uns.keys():
        adata.uns[key] = {}

    adata.uns[key] = {
        "names": np.rec.fromarrays(
            [n for n in rankings_gene_names], dtype=[(f"{rn}", "U50") for rn in groups]
        ),
        "scores": np.rec.fromarrays(
            [n.round(2) for n in rankings_gene_scores],
            dtype=[(f"{rn}", "float32") for rn in groups],
        ),
        "params": {
            "groupby": groupby,
            "reference": "rest",
            "method": "t-test_overestim_var",
            "use_raw": True,
        },
    }

    logg.info("    finished", time=True, end=" " if settings.verbosity > 2 else "\n")
    logg.hint(
        "added \n"
        f"    '{key}', sorted scores by group ids (adata.uns) \n"
        "    'spearmans_score', spearmans correlation scores (adata.var)"
    )

    return adata if copy else None

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


An industrial location in danger of being closed, somewhere in southern Germany. Ex-foreman Xaver has been twiddling his thumbs for some months – he is in early retirement. His wife Karin still works at "his" former plant, a household appliances factory. Xaver feels useless. Trouble is brewing in their marriage.
Now the factory is about to be shut down, and the workers are on strike, trying to prevent the worst. As an ex-union leader, Xaver becomes enthusiastic about taking part. But while picketing with his former colleagues, he realizes that he is no longer one of them… "Strike Blues" blends fictional scenes with documentary footage from the strike at the AEG Nuremberg factory in the beginning of 2006, where workers were fighting for weeks against the closure of their plant. A film about the very private effects of "restructuring".


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CHASE VALENCIA: The Brother Act
by lisaandirene
LASA's Chad (l) and Chase (r) Valencia photo by Maricel Sison
There have been quite a few trends gaining traction in the L.A. culinary scene. Filipino food and pop-up dinners are among two of them. And for the Valencia brothers—Chase, 31, and Chad, 30—it was the perfect way to introduce Filipino food to mainstream diners. Both have more than a decade of restaurant experience under their respective belts: Chase on the operations side, most notably with Wolfgang Puck Catering, and Chad behind the scenes as a chef in the kitchens of Canelè and Sqirl. LASA was born in 2013, when they began organizing monthly pop-up dinners that featured food inspired by Philippine cuisine and influenced by the seasonality of Southern California's farmers markets. Items on past menus have included octopus adobo, braised duck arroz caldo, toyomansi-braised short ribs, flat iron steak with bagoong butter, and a chilled avocado custard with calamansi and condensed milk. http://www.lasarestaurant.com
—Lisa and Irene Yadao
Q: Where did you grow up and how did Filipino food fit into your childhoods and adulthoods?
A: Chad and I were both born in Los Angeles and have lived in Southern California most of our lives. Filipino food has always been a big part of our lives and it's what we grew up eating. Filipino food was for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Of course we would dine out, but at home it was mainly Filipino food. Our family is from a province in the Philippines called Pampanga, a region with a strong culinary history. Some dishes in the Filipino cuisine canon originated from our province—foods like sisig and bringhe. With that, our family has a lineage of some great cooks—our mom, grandmothers, great grandmothers and other aunts. We took the memories and flavors of what we grew up with, combined it with [new] ingredients, and applied techniques learned from time spent in California restaurant kitchens.
Q: How did you come to realize there was a market or a need for your dishes?
A: The restaurants out there were run by my parents' generation, [people] who immigrated here. These restaurants were more of a fast casual or turo-turo type experience. We felt Filipinos wanted to taste our cuisine in a different way, [wanted us to] take our flavors and present them from a different perspective. Especially for a growing second-generation Filipino American community, we understand they wanted something else. California has incredible ingredients and we wanted to highlight that with Filipino flavors (and vice versa). In Los Angeles, there were quite a few turo-turo, fast casual and Fil-Am food trucks doing Filipino food. But there wasn't a more chef-driven Filipino-focused restaurant concept in L.A. There was too big of a culinary void when it came to Filipino food, and we believed our concept and food would make sense. Efforts made by others in the Filipino food community played a large part in our push as well—[people who opened] restaurants like Maharlika/Jeepney and Kuma Inn in New York; Burnt Lumpia, Manila Machine, and White Rabbit in Los Angeles; The Attic in San Francisco; and Lamesa in Toronto to name a few. Seeing how well people responded to their projects proved that there is an interest in Filipino food.
Q: How is your food received by both the Fil-Am community and non-Filipinos?
A: The Fil-Am community is very excited about our project and really enjoy our food. The feedback from guests is that we're elevating our cuisine, keeping the flavors of Filipino food but presenting it in a different way; some say they never thought Filipino food could be done like this. Some [non-Filipinos] have had Filipino food but most have not and are curious diners. Through the course of the meal, diners get really into it, asking questions about the ingredients, about how the food is prepared and about Filipino food and culture. It's as if we're introducing them to Filipino food for the first time. We're happy it's with us.
Q: What is one dish you feel best represents the Philippines and why?
A: Sinigang best represents Filipino food to me. Our food is often times soup-based, simple, rustic and often includes cheap cuts. In other words, it's third-world world soul food. Filipino food can be both tangy and earthy. For me sinigang does that—the sour notes of the tamarind-based broth with your choice of protein (beef or fish) and some hearty vegetables represents the flavors of Filipino food.
Q: What trends are you noticing with Filipino food, whether it's a dish that's gaining popularity or chefs trying new twists on old traditions?
A: The major trends I'm seeing are chefs taking food, recipes and ingredients from the Philippines and making it their own. It's fun seeing what ideas chefs are coming up with. Another major trend I see is the "kamayan" experience. I believe Jeepney in New York popularized the style of eating [in the United States] and I see it across the country. People are into it and have fun with it.
Q: In America, we're used to seeing other Asian foods on menus across the country, yet there hasn't been that same kind of accessibility to Filipino food. But now there seems to be a growing number of restaurants, food trucks, pop-ups featuring Filipino cuisine. What can this shift be attributed to?
A: We believe there are two major reasons helping with the popularity of Filipino food—the first is that second generation Fil-Ams are embracing the cuisine and want to cook and share the food we grew up with. It's exciting. We have a lot of Filipinos in the restaurant industry and it's about time we make an effort to cook our food. I believe there is a larger mental shift happening in the Fil-Am psyche, especially among the second generation who want to give our food a fair shot. In the past, chefs didn't think it was a serious cuisine. We are no longer shy or ashamed of our food. Our community has moved past the "assimilation" aspect of our Fil-Am culture, and we are now at a phase of embracing and owning our identity. The second major factor is social media. Filipino Food Movement and other Filipino food-oriented social media accounts have been instrumental in promoting our cuisine and connecting all of the chefs, trucks, projects, and pop-ups. Although I am not in NYC, SF, Philly, DC, Chicago, Seattle or New Orleans everyday, I know there are folks out there putting their passion on the plate and we are inspiring each other. Social media plays a large part in keeping a lot of us together and promoting our food.
Q: What are some misconceptions, if any, about Filipino food?
A: Back then, the biggest misconception was the feeling that there was no reason to go out and eat at a Filipino restaurant establishment because people in the Filipino community always argued—"Why do I have to go out and eat Filipino Food when my mom/grandma/aunt cooks the best?" That way of thought really stifled any creative development in our cuisine and even discouraged chefs from seriously pursuing cooking Filipino food. In large part, that caused our food to stay at home. Now, people are seeing that [Filipino] chefs are passionate and proud of Filipino Cuisine; and now people are curious and open minded to check them out.
Q: How would you like the future of Filipino food in America to look?
A: We're looking forward to [seeing an increase in] the different types of Filipino restaurant experiences available— like Italian food's proliferation of pizzerias, trattorias, fast casual, sit down, upscale, etc. We would love for Filipino food to go that route in some capacity. There is not just one type of Filipino food experience out there anymore, and it's exciting.
photo by Paulo Rafael
Lasa's San Miguel Steamed Manila Clams
Cooking time may vary 2 hours and 30 minutes prep and 1 hour cooking should be enough.
FOR THE LONGANISA:
1lb (45g) Pork shoulder (grinded in meat grinder)
2 Tbsp Black peppercorns (toasted and grinded)
2 Tbsp Annatto seed (ground)
1 Tbsp Pimenton
Salt (to taste)
FOR THE CROUTONS:
Day old or stale Pan De Sal
Grape-seed Oil
FOR THE CLAMS:
2lbs (90g) Manila Clams (cleaned)
1 Shallot (sliced)
1 Bottle San Miguel Pale Pilsen
1/2 Cup fish stock or clam juice
Calamansi or Lime (fresh)
Mix ground pork and various ingredients very well by hand. Season with salt to taste. Refrigerate for at least an hour or two.
Hand tear day old pan de sal. Toss in neutral oil such as grape-seed and season lightly with salt. Toast in preheated 350 degree oven until golden brown.
Heat large pan with splash of grape-seed oil on medium high. Brown shallots and longanisa together. Add Clams, bottle of San Miguel and fish stock. Cover pot until clams open. Remove from heat, stir in butter.
GARNISH WITH PAN DE SAL CROUTONS AND CHIVES. ADD A SQUEEZE OF FRESH CALAMANSI.
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