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On Accepting Correction with a Cheerful Heart
June 30, 2016 / M.G.Michael
"Brevity and conciseness are the parents of correction." (Hosea Ballou)
Accepting correction at the best of times can prove difficult but with a cheerful heart? Whether in the quest of spiritual enlightenment or not, for often we find it harder to be 'put right' when we imagine the Creator on our side, it would seem too much to ask. To be corrected might be humbling enough, but to be thankful and with a gracious disposition, is that demanding too much? At the same time a good education can make little difference to our willingness to be corrected. In fact, the more qualified we are, the less likely we will take kindly to correction. Intransigence and an inflated opinion of oneself are huge blocks which stand in the way of admitting error. Our ego is normally at odds with the practice of humility. One of the reasons we do not like to be corrected, wrote the American transcendentalist R. W. Emerson, is the sense we are being "persecuted whenever we are contradicted." Is this not also true of ourselves? We habitually connect correction with reproof (or being judged from which we instinctively recoil).
It is impossible to improve our lives, to learn new things and to succeed in reaching our goals, without accepting at least some form of correction. Sometimes this instruction to set us right might be constant and subtle until we ourselves learn the lesson and are able to teach it to others (learning a craft or acquiring a new set of skills for example). On other occasions it might need to be immediate and direct lest we cause ourselves or others preventable harm (substance abuse or the habit of lying for instance). More commonly it will be something as simple as the pointing out of an obvious fallacy or an inconsistency in our argument. The etymology of the word "correction" is revealing. It can be traced to the Latin corrigere which is "to make straight, bring into order". Think also on the stonemason and carpenter who use the spirit level to indicate with precision the horizontal or vertical of a surface.
All this has more to do with acceptance and much less with self-blame. Without quarrel or egomania. Saint Paul in one of his pastoral epistles speaks of correction "with gentleness" (2 Tim 2:23). And how might we achieve this gentle art of correction? It can be achieved by sharing in the sufferings of the other. Abraham Lincoln's favourite Old Testament book Proverbs equates the acceptance of correction as the pathway to life and with the gaining of wisdom, "Listen to advice and accept correction, and in the end you will be wise" (Prov 19:20). Not surprisingly, it is the humble in spirit who are more often the wisest among us. They are the ones who are 'vulnerable' to a 'change of heart' for correction is hollow when it is removed from transformation. Similarly to pain which in itself cannot build character unless it is fully faced.
Correction and pain will very often follow one after the other. The truth can sometimes hurt.
There is a treasured story in the ascetic tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church of a simple old monk doing obedience when he was corrected by his much younger bishop on the approved rendering of the Pater Noster. The old monk on gladly accepting this correction quickly forgot one of the rubrics and ran after his superior to be corrected once more. By this time the young bishop and his party had returned to the boat which had brought them to this distant monastic community. The venerable recluse without giving it a second thought, and intent on doing his obedience and looking to be corrected [that is to be "brought into order"], thought it nothing to chase after the small vessel by running on the water! Now, certainly, this marvellous little story need not be taken literally but the lesson is wondrous and full of implications. To accept correction is to open ourselves up to infinite possibilities and to realize our potential. This has nothing to do with deflating and antagonistic criticism, but everything to do with life affirming growth. In teaching others, to paraphrase the Serbian poet and essayist Dejan Stojanović, we also correct ourselves. There is no instance where correction from a trusted person (such as parent, teacher, or mentor) has not been to our betterment.
Even if we should disagree with what we hear or if the direction might be a little askew for no human being is infallible, to at least contemplate the possibility that we might have fallen into error and allowed for pride to make us hard of hearing. Sometimes we will discern the importance of this intercession years later or during a moment of luminous clarity. Hindsight, too, will often reveal to us where we might have fallen short of the mark and lost valuable time going about in circles. We should respond to 'blame' the same way as we might respond to 'praise' the Buddhist tradition has taught, with "mindfulness and equanimity". In one place of the Brahmajala Sutta after a disagreement between two monks on an aspect of Siddhartha's personality, the Buddha himself indifferent to the content of the conversation was concerned only with how his disciples would accept either praise or blame. It was the attitude which mattered with all else being nothing more than "hindrance".
For the community of believers within the Christian tradition correction with its correlation to "gnosiology" [theory of knowledge] brings us closer to the authentic expression of the Holy Spirit who lives and acts within us. What is more to a nearer proximity of what it really means to be Christ-like.
"Dear Lord, help me to accept correction and to seek the counsel from those you have set on my path with a cheerful heart and not with a recalcitrant spirit. Allow me to see all the clearer even as my natural sight grows dimmer, the marvellous gifts of growth and the realization of potential that come with being corrected from those who truly love me."
June 30, 2016 / M.G.Michael/
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On our reputation
February 16, 2015 / M.G.Michael
"A good character is the best tombstone. Those who loved you and were helped by you will remember you when forget-me-nots have withered. Carve your name on hearts, not on marble." (Charles H. Spurgeon)
St Mary of Egypt
Why is our reputation so incredibly important to us and why does it hurt us to the core when it is attacked? Simply stated reputation is "the belief or opinion held about someone or something."
It is what commends us to others whether they are familiar persons or strangers. In many cultures to harm someone's reputation is considered a serious offence. We would say that somebody has been "defamed". To defame from the Lat. diffamare, is to damage the good reputation of another, to literally "spread evil report". Most people prize their reputation (or "good name") above all else. Once lost it is difficult to get back. In secular literature the ontological implications of losing one's reputation is famously described in Shakespeare's tragedy Othello. In one place the starry-eyed Michael Cassio, Othello's young lieutenant, unsuspectingly laments to his tormentor: "Reputation, reputation, reputation! O, I have lost my reputation! I have lost the immortal part of myself, and what remains is bestial. My reputation, Iago, my reputation!"
Our reputation is connected to our good name and our "good name" reflects and tells the world who we are and what motivates us. Very often our reputation will precede us: "She can be trusted" or alternatively "He cannot be relied upon". Sometimes a bad reputation is "earnt" through repeated misdemeanours or behaviours which do not inspire trust. Here, however, our concern is with people with good reputations who have had them damaged through no fault of their own. And this can happen in different ways: through an act of revenge; a reaction to jealousy; an irrational hatred or dislike; in response to anger; a sense of vindication; in the hope of gain; to contradict the argument of an opponent; to belittle or to dismiss the other as irrelevant. Even from a misunderstanding between two previously good friends.
Nowadays, too, there is the distinction between our regular day-to-day reputation and our online reputation increasingly referred to as our "brand name". Reputation hard earned on the battlefield of life can be superficially built online and so the introduction of social media terms like "reputation commodity" and "reputation management". The 'googlefication' of reputation is only one of the drawbacks of our increasingly electrified lives. Our online reputation can be destroyed by our "adversaries" in a moment. We have no real control over it outside our own contribution to the building of the brand name. We have become consumed with building our online personas, instead of actually building our character, that is, the moral quality which defines us. Saint Augustine has wonderfully expressed it, "character is determined not by knowledge but by what we love."
How do we respond when we are innocent and our reputations have been besmirched? The natural response is to fight back to let the world know we are not the persons that our defamers are suggesting. We want to quickly restore our reputations. When we can undo what has been done, it is good and proper. But there is another way, especially online where the manipulation of our life histories will potentially wound a great number of us. What is this response? It is not revolutionary on account of it being something new for its practise is ancient, but because it is uniquely inspiring. It has been practised by the majority of those individuals that over time we have held to be examples of the finest representations of human nature. These inspirational human beings were concerned with character. Socrates is an archetypal example: "The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavour to be what you desire to appear." As are Saint Mary of Egypt and Ramakrishna and Mahatma Gandhi. And the other great group of prophets who have walked this earth caring naught for fame or fortune. There are two characteristics which fortify the behaviour of these awesome personalities: courage and self-belief.
It is not complete oblivion to our reputation. It is not to say that we do not at all care what people think of us, for we do, but not to be driven by our ego which would make of us a prince when in truth we are a pauper. At other times we might reckon a polished reputation will prove our value to others. That too is futile, for unless our character backs whatever goes before, we will be found out. What is said or written about us should not determine the condition of our interior world or force our hand to respond when the quiet voice speaks to us saying, "…this time, this time let it go." The truth of who we are cannot be contained. We can pretend to be people that we are not, and others may portray us for that which we are not, but eventually the actuality of who we are will find the way to be revealed. Often enough, even after our passing. In many ancient traditions the reputation of warriors (both mythic and real) was only ever established after the death of the hero. The same goes with the canonization of saints. The process to "authenticate" takes time. It does not happen all of a sudden when we are elected to a high post, or win a great prize, or can show that 100,000 people follow us on Facebook. Earlier there was a reference to the scheming Iago. Surprisingly, he did have wise words to say to the sorely stricken Cassio: "Reputation is an idle and most false imposition: oft got without merit, and lost without deserving."
For the community of believers, as well, reputation for its own sake is not to be sought in this world where the approval of peers has nothing to do with our commendation "before the judgement seat of the Christ" (2Cor. 5:10). In the New Testament our spirituality, that is our transforming inner being, is established by our character and the fruits which flow from our faith and works (Jm 2:14-26). In Philippians 2:7 is that famous reference of the kenosis ('the emptying') of the GodMan of his divine glory, that is, he hides his 'reputation' that he may be revealed by his character. And so in one place in the Gospel he asks, "Who do men say that I am?" (Mk 8:27).
"Dear Lord too often I care what my friends or colleagues might think of me. I fret and become anxious that I might disappoint or be found out and that my hard earned reputation is tarnished. Please allow for my heart and mind to have no worry for what the world may believe or make of me, but rather that my first concern is the building of my character which is that eternal part of me."
February 16, 2015 / M.G.Michael/
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The Tremendous Mystery of God
January 20, 2014 / M.G.Michael
"Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements - surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?" (Job 38:4-5).
Saint Basil the Great St. Sophia Cathedral of Kiev
Atheism is, of course, not new. Though the word can be traced to the sixteenth century (lifted from the Ancient Greek to mean "godless" or to "deny the gods"), its history is as old as some of our earliest materialist philosophies and indeed, religions themselves. But there are two particular periods for us 'moderns' that are especially noted for the argument that religion is a superstition with adherents who do not exercise reason, and who for the better part, are fanatics. At the same time natural science renders any literal belief in the Bible indefensible. What is common to these eras, the Enlightenment or Age of Reason (late 17th and 18th century), and our present times is the great progress in the sciences. Religious have responded in various ways to such titanic movements, some plainly wrong. There have been those, however, who set the good example. They have done so by entering in to the debate, by accepting correction where correction was required, and acknowledging that the tremendous mystery of God rather than being extinguished by the huge strides of science, is made all the more profound and astonishing.
It is indeed right to admit as believers in an omnipotent and omniscient Creator, that we do not know everything, and there is nothing whatsoever to be lost in acknowledging that we can be enriched by others outside our own particular belief-system. Most of us are familiar with the Enlightenment and with its revolutionary contribution not only in the sphere of the sciences but also in the broader area of the humanities. The medieval world-view was effectively put to death and so the idea of the modern world came into being. But what is this 'new atheism' so prominently espoused in our days by some very famous and very passionate people?
New atheism is not so 'new' after all. It has roots in the cultural Marxism of the 1920's, though it often claims to be "carrying out" the work of the Enlightenment. This movement above all strong in the 1960's understood Christian religion as a force which blinded people, particularly the working class, of its true nature and purpose. And so the religion had to be destroyed. But not everything about this school of thought which understood culture as a tool of oppression, is so damning, for instance, its critique of unequal social relations. Nowadays however, the rapid advances of scientific exploration and the modern-day marvels of technology have added an additional prestige to this increasingly popular new atheism movement. Moreover, the open and free access to information has allowed for the abuses of power in some parts of faith-based communities to become exposed… and rightly so. This has further eroded in many minds the beliefs and claims of religious. So how do we respond to these solid attacks on those very things which we hold to be most precious, that is, our belief in a personal Creator, who is not only interested in our lives, but who also continues to act in history. It is not easy in the face of especially eloquent and persuasive arguments in support of the 'death of God', often by persons like the incomparable author and polemicist Christopher Hitchens or the charismatic and highly qualified astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Not all of us have the knowledge and the abilities of an Ernan McMullin or a William Lane Craig to answer back to the first, or of a Sir Robert Boyd or a J. Richard Gott to get back to the second. Most of us would fall down, flat on our faces. So what is it that we 'lesser lights' can do?
We can accept and learn. And then testify to whatever little shards of the Light we, ourselves, might possess. Sometimes we might surprise with words and insights we never knew we possessed- the legacy of Pentecost and those tongues "as of fire" (Acts 2:1-4). This is to accept it is natural for individuals to disagree on the 'big' questions and that people respond to evidence, whether documentary or physical, in different ways. We each possess diverse gifts and we should admire these talents in others without anxiety or fear that this would somehow diminish or weaken our faith and strengthen the arguments of those on the other side. The new atheists can teach us to be more determined and much better read when presenting to the world our principles of faith, and indeed, to consider what example of moral exemplars we are who claim our ethical foundations from divine revelation. Whether we are Christians or members of other faith-based communities let us not fear those attacks from high places. They are not all misplaced. Let us take what is good and profitable to the spirit, rather than becoming unduly defensive and fretful. We should allow for these strikes to make us more sensitive to our responsibilities as faith bearers, but also to understand that science is a discipline which can only bring to us a greater amazement at the wonderment and mysteries of God, or as others might prefer, primum movens, the 'Prime Mover'.
It does not mean that we too, cannot take offence at arguments or positions which are either not correct or scientifically prejudicial. We can and should take offence when Saint Paul's, "When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things" (1 Cor. 13:11) is flagrantly taken out of context, suggesting that the Apostle to the Gentiles outgrew his faith. This is not only patronizing to readers of the New Testament but also showing that even the best intellects are not immune from an arrant misinterpretation of sources. And also we need not remain silent when elite scientists tell us that religious are "wired" to believe as if that is some sort of crime or evolutionary deficiency. Are we then also to believe the reverse, that those who are "wired" to dis-believe are somehow superior? This position whatever the neurological or biochemical proofs, is not only arrogant but also a terribly dangerous ideology, with consequences too horrible to consider here.
Ultimately, let us go about our own business of trying to become better men and women, and if we believe in a Creator, fear nothing and hope for everything. There is a synthesis here, and it is good to finish in this way. Albert Einstein, who incidentally was not a believer in God- and religious do themselves a disservice by claiming as much for his private correspondence makes it very clear he was not- spoke of his "sense of god" as his "sense of wonder" about the universe. This truly limitless fascination should be a place where we can All meet allowing for the overwhelming awe which grips the heart of the other to inspire our thoughts and to excite our souls. Next to Einstein's evocative reflection, we can as a community of believers point to a similar declaration from Saint Basil the Great in his Hexaemeron commenting on the cosmogony of Genesis 1:1: "I stop struck with admiration at this thought. What shall I first say? Where shall I begin my story?"
January 20, 2014 / M.G.Michael/
atheism, mystery, science
philosophies, religions, history, reason, superstition, Enlightenment, progress, debate, culture, Marxism, belief, technology, faith, Creator, knowledge, revelation, believers, wonder


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I Was Injured at a Business Conference. Who's Responsible?
Indianapolis is no stranger to conferences of all types, and business conferences are no exception. Year after year, our city hosts events for businesses large and small, and if you're participating in any of them, falling victim to undue injury is probably not at the forefront of your mind.
But what if you are injured at a business conference? Who's responsible in that case? Naturally, there are some contributing factors in figuring out what the specific answer is in your specific case. Let's explore some of these intricacies, and if you're still not sure about your case, feel free to contact us.
Any time you're a guest under a premises owner's roof for an event they've put on—or an extended stay in some form of lodging—you fall under the "invitee" role in any premises liability case.
Simply put: when you're an invited guest under a business's roof, you're entitled to the level of protection that will ensure your safety and well-being while you're under the care of the owner. For instance, hotels bear the obligation to keep their guests safe, and they carry this out by maintaining a secure premises and cleaning guest rooms regularly.
But if the owners fail to keep their end of the "invitee" bargain by neglecting to stop potentially hazardous situations from escalating, and you're injured as a result, then the owners themselves can be culpable for your injury.
With that in mind, it's important to note what makes the difference in a venue being responsible for your injury and not.
Hypothetically speaking, if you were injured in an exhibit hall as a result of an individual vendor or showcase's own negligence, then culpability would fall to that vendor. In this case, the exhibitor takes on the liability, since, in most scenarios, exhibit operators assume responsibility for their own area.
Thus, the conference center would likely not be responsible in any way.
However, if the same exhibit hall has poor upkeep, or if the floor has an obvious, potentially hazardous spill, and the conference center staff do nothing to fix these issues, then they carry the weight of liability. If you're injured in a similar situation, the defendant in that context will likely be the premises owners themselves.
These distinctions are important because you, as the plaintiff, must make a case based on the reasonable observation that you were not responsible for your own injury. And in a premises liability case, it must be reasonable that the premises itself could have prevented any injury that struck you.
And in certain situations, specifically at the Indianapolis Convention Center, it's possible that the city of Indianapolis itself bears some responsibility if the event itself was city-sponsored, or if a neglectful employee in question was municipal personnel.
You shouldn't have to go about your day-to-day business ventures wondering what will happen to you if you're injured at a convention. If you or someone you know has faced this situation or something similar, Hensley Legal Group may be able to help. Call us today or contact us online for a free conversation about your claim. Our Indianapolis personal injury lawyers are here to help.


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`bayes` takes a document (piece of text), and tells you what category that document belongs to.

##What can I use this for?

You can use this for categorizing any text content into any arbitrary set of **categories**. For example:

- is an email **spam**, or **not spam** ?
- is a news article about **technology**, **politics**, or **sports** ?
- is a piece of text expressing **positive** emotions, or **negative** emotions?

##Installing

```
npm install bayes
```

##Usage

```javascript
var bayes = require('bayes')

var classifier = bayes()

// teach it positive phrases

classifier.learn('amazing, awesome movie!! Yeah!! Oh boy.', 'positive')
classifier.learn('Sweet, this is incredibly, amazing, perfect, great!!', 'positive')

// teach it a negative phrase

classifier.learn('terrible, shitty thing. Damn. Sucks!!', 'negative')

// now ask it to categorize a document it has never seen before

classifier.categorize('awesome, cool, amazing!! Yay.')
// => 'positive'

// serialize the classifier's state as a JSON string.
var stateJson = classifier.toJson()

// load the classifier back from its JSON representation.
var revivedClassifier = bayes.fromJson(stateJson)

```

##API

###`var classifier = bayes([options])`

Returns an instance of a Naive-Bayes Classifier.

Pass in an optional `options` object to configure the instance. If you specify a `tokenizer` function in `options`, it will be used as the instance's tokenizer. The default tokenizer removes punctuation and splits on spaces.

Eg.

```js
var classifier = bayes({
    tokenizer: function (text) { return text.split(' ')
})
```

###`classifier.learn(text, category)`

Teach your classifier what `category` the `text` belongs to. The more you teach your classifier, the more reliable it becomes. It will use what it has learned to identify new documents that it hasn't seen before.

###`classifier.categorize(text)`

Returns the `category` it thinks `text` belongs to. Its judgement is based on what you have taught it with **.learn()**.

###`classifier.toJson()`

Returns the JSON representation of a classifier.

###`var classifier = bayes.fromJson(jsonStr)`

Returns a classifier instance from the JSON representation. Use this with the JSON representation obtained from `classifier.toJson()`

## License

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20 Atlanta trees you should know
The "Climbing Magnolia" in Piedmont Park is one of the city's most recognizable — and most photographed — trees. Here's a Who's Who of metro Atlanta trees and why you should know who they are.
Credit: PETE CORSON / PCORSON@AJC.COM
Local News | May 1, 2019
By Pete Corson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
In Atlanta, the "City in a Forest," our trees play the roles of landmarks, friends, celebrities, teachers and time capsules.
Many are survivors – of war, tornadoes, fires and living room additions. Sprawl is a frenemy, clearing wide swaths in some parts of town and in others, sparing pockets of forest that would be more densely developed in other cities.
Since 2009, ecologist Eli Dickerson has been a volunteer for the Trees Atlanta Champion Tree Program list, a sort-of Who's Who of metro Atlanta's most significant trees (he also maps them). The champion trees program has been in place in Atlanta since the 1990s and follows national guidelines. Trees are measured on a points system and the grandest are declared "champions" for their species and their region. Trees Atlanta just released its updated database of champions.
This Arbor Day, the AJC went searching for trees with special connections to their communities. To assemble our list, we consulted a Dream Team of local arborists, ecologists and enthusiasts, including: Dickerson, ecologist at the Fernbank Museum; Greg Levine, co-executive director of Trees Atlanta; Neil Norton, executive director of the Georgia Arborists Association; Peter Jenkins, founder of Tree Climbers International; Kathryn Kolb, director of EcoAddendum; Gary Peiffer, a UGA extension agent for DeKalb County; Tom Coffin, a neighborhood activist and former Atlanta arborist (it's a long story); and the Arborist Division of the City of Atlanta.
Here then, are 20 metro Atlanta trees with stories to tell. (All photos by Pete Corson / pcorson@ajc.com unless otherwise noted.)
The Cherry Bark Oak at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Home
This is Atlanta's largest measured tree, as determined by the Champion Tree point system, which uses a formula that considers trunk circumference, height and "crown spread." Its association with the hospice home is significant – it was already a 170-year old oak in 1939 when two Hawthorne Dominican nuns were assigned the task of founding a hospice home in Atlanta for terminally ill cancer patients. The home's current building, across the street from Turner Field, was constructed in 1973 around the tree in an L-shape, clearly keeping in mind the solace that patients would find when viewing it out of their windows.
To see it: The tree is publicly accessible at 760 Pollard Blvd SW, but it would be polite to let the sisters at the home know that you're coming to view it.
The 'Atlanta Crackers' Magnolia
One of Atlanta's biggest sports figures lives among the dumpsters in back of the T.J. Maxx on Ponce de Leon. From 1907 to 1966 however, this tree was a living part of the Ponce de Leon Ballpark, considered one of the nicest minor league parks in the country, and home to the Atlanta Crackers and the Negro League's Atlanta Black Crackers. The tree anchored right field, which prompted the only rules in baseball history regarding a ball being in play when hitting a tree. Hall of Famers Babe Ruth and Eddie Mathews both hit home runs through its branches. In 1990, the ashes of Atlanta Crackers owner Earl Mann were scattered at the tree's roots. Today the magnolia spends its retirement providing shade to Beltline runners at the top of the embankment it calls home. A plaque sitting among its roots once celebrated the ballpark's history – now only the home plate-shaped base of that marker remains.
To see it: Visit the Midtown Place shopping center at 650 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE.
The Gilbert House Oaks
These two gentle giants of similar size can be found behind the Jeremiah S. Gilbert House in southwest Atlanta, constructed in 1868 and one of the city's oldest structures. The Gilbert family claims a number of Atlanta "firsts," including Jeremiah's father, who was Fulton County's first physician, and Jeremiah's grandfather, who was the owner of the Whitehall Tavern, the city's first-known inn. As for those oaks, the slightly larger one (seen in the lower left photo), a Southern Red Oak, was designated in 1977 as one of the city's Historic and Landmark Trees by the Tree Preservation Review Board, an act commemorated by a plaque at its roots. The tree in the foreground at top, a Post Oak, is fuller and better preserved with fluffy ferns growing on its lowest branches.
To see it: Visit the Gilbert House at 2238 Perkerson Road SW.
Tulip Poplar near the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center at Atlanta Memorial Park is Atlanta's tallest measured tree.
Tulip Poplar near the Bitsy Grant Tennis Center at Atlanta Memorial Park
Spotting this tree can be like catching a glimpse of Bigfoot – it's surrounded by other large trees and getting close to it means ignoring the safety warning signs posted along the creek. Tulip poplars are among the tallest species in Atlanta and this particular one is the single tallest tree measured in the city, according to the database kept by Eli Dickerson. At 166 feet tall, it's even taller than it looks – the other trees in front of it are rooted higher along the creek embankment.
To see it: The tree (and the creek) is near the tennis center's entrance. To help spot it, try also consulting Eli Dickerson's Google Map of champion trees.
Sally the Climbing Tree
This dogwood in Grant Park is such a local institution that it has its own Facebook page. And just look at it – it's just begging to be climbed right now, despite the fact that there are actual exercise bars within a stone's throw. (Side note: Did anyone lose this stuffed bunny?) A dusty circle at its base testifies to how many small sneakers have landed after a big jump from its branches.
To see it: Sally is on the northwest side of Grant Park, off of Cherokee Avenue between Sydney and Orleans streets.
The White Oak at Connally Nature Park
The 27-acre Connally Nature Park in East Point is a must-see, and this White Oak is a celebrity among local arborists. The park sits on land that has been contested more than once – in the 1960s, the 1990s (when East Point wanted to put a softball complex there) and most recently in 2002. That year, Trees Atlanta and other preservationists won a battle with the Fulton school board to stop a proposed elementary school from being built on the site. Today, the park is still preserved by Trees Atlanta (the school got built elsewhere). The park's oaks were likely planted as shade trees for the Connally plantation in the 1800s. This particular White Oak is the largest within the Perimeter and was once called the state champion White Oak (other oaks have claimed that title since). Approach it, and you get the impression that the other trees around it have backed away, just happy to be part of its entourage.
To see it: Connally Nature Park is located on Connally Drive off of Mulberry Street. The White Oak can be found about 500 feet into the trail on the left.
The Decatur Recreation Center Magnolia Tree
The Decatur Recreation Center Magnolia
Generations of Decatur children have climbed the busy root system of this tree. Its canopy is so large that Neil Norton of the Georgia Arborist Association likes to call it "The Magnolia Room," and some groups meeting at the rec center choose to convene under these leaves when the weather's nice. The grounds were once the home of Col. George Washington Scott, the benefactor of Agnes Scott College (the school is named after his mother), who lived there from 1877 to 1902. Considering the age of the magnolia, that tree could have been planted during that time. According to Decatur Metro, Scott's daughter donated the land to the city in the 1950s to be a park and the rec center replaced the old Scott-Cooper Home in 1958. Note: The state's largest Horse Chestnut tree stands right next to the Magnolia.
To see it: Visit the Decatur Recreation Center at 231 Sycamore Street.
The White Oak at Deep Dene Park is the oldest dated tree in Atlanta.
The White Oak at Deep Dene Park
The oldest dated tree in Atlanta can be found in Deep Dene Park (technically right outside the city limit). Deep Dene is the largest of the Olmsted Linear Park system, and unlike its sisters was left in a very natural state. The creek running though the park carved steep slopes, making the land unattractive to developers during the crucial decades when Atlanta and Decatur expanded into the area. This White Oak was cored in 2011 by researchers from the Fernbank Museum and Kennesaw State, who determined the tree to be 240 years old – older than the Declaration of Independence.
To see it: Deep Dene Park is on Ponce de Leon Avenue where East Lake Road turns off. The White Oak is located on the main path in the center of the park, and has a marker next to it.
The "Climbing Magnolia" in Piedmont Park was one of the city's most recognizable — and most photographed — trees. It succumbed to rot on Friday night and toppled over.
The Piedmont Park 'Climbing Magnolia'
This is perhaps the most photographed tree in Atlanta's busiest city park. Chances are you've either climbed it, taken a photo of someone climbing it or watched someone taking a photo of someone climbing it. The lowest branch is smooth from all the posteriors that have grinded its surface. Considering its size, this magnolia may have been here when the Cotton States and International Exposition was held on the park's grounds in 1895.
Update: The magnolia fell over in July and had to be removed.
The Paideia School Storytelling Tree
This Water Oak is the kind of tree guaranteed to capture your imagination. It sits in the Olmsted Linear Parks, where students from The Paideia School often spill out from across the street. For 15 years, teacher Judy Cloues – recently retired – led 2nd- and 3rd-graders in a variety of activities around this tree. Some days they read stories under it, with the children seated on the large roots. Other days they would write journal entries under it and imagine what the area looked like when the oak was an acorn more than 100 years ago. Students made rubbings of the bark, took measurements, collected leaves and watched bugs up close. A quilt sold at a school auction featured children's portraits of the tree (shown above, courtesy of Judy Cloues). Sometimes they would just lie on their backs and look up. "There were children in that class for whom that tree was a friend," Cloues says. "When they graduate and move on, I'm sure they'll remember that tree."
To see it: The tree stands in Dellwood Park on Ponce de Leon Avenue near the Fairview Road intersection.
The Oakland Cemetery Magnolia
This Southern Magnolia looming over the Confederate section of the cemetery is the largest in Atlanta. It comes with a story too. According to "The Historic Oakland Cemetery of Atlanta," the brother of Private Lucian Brahan Weakley honored his brother's death at Chickamauga by planting a magnolia sprout behind his grave in 1885. Weakley's tombstone has needed repairs over the years but it still stands right up against the trunk of the 130-year-old tree.
To see it: The tree sits to the southwest of the cemetery's Confederate Obelisk.
The Georgia Tech Tower White Oak
Tech Tower Lawn is home to several large White Oaks, and the campus is particularly proud of this one next to the steps leading to Tech Tower. The university says that the tree can be seen in photos of Tech Tower as far back as 1888. Tech would also like you to know that this tree has a carbon storage capacity of 11,177 pounds and sequesters an additional 217 pounds of carbon every year.
To see it: Tech Tower Lawn faces North Avenue next to Bobby Dodd Stadium.
The Israel Baptist Church Red Oak
This red oak is the largest on Eli Dickerson's list and the second-largest oak that is publicly visible in Atlanta. Beyond that, not too much is known about it. Israel Baptist Church is not the first church to occupy the grounds – church administrator Lemuel Horton says that an earlier congregation built the church, then sold it to the city. The city used the building as an elementary school, he says, before selling it to Israel Baptist in the late 1970s.
To see it: The church is on Hosea Williams Drive at Norwood Avenue.
The Tanyard Park White Ash
Tanyard Park White Ash
This White Ash in Louise G. Howard Park (across from Tanyard Park) is the largest in the state. Sitting directly on the Northside Beltline trail, it's notable for its distinctive diamond-shaped bark. This park also sits smack-dab in the middle of the Battle of Peachtree Creek site. This tree's age isn't known, but any tree in this park more than 150 years old would literally be a battlefield survivor.
To see it: The park is on the other side of Collier Road from Tanyard Creek Park. Follow the trail from the Collier Road bridge underpass. The tree is on the left side of the trail after a sharp lefthand turn.
The "Sueno" Willow Oak
The 'Sueño' Willow Oak
Peter Jenkins (seen here guiding from the ground), the founder of Tree Climbers International, names the trees he works with as if they were buddies earning their nicknames after a crazy night out. He's climbed — and taught climbers on — the likes of Jacques & Jill, McCrutcheon, Double-Up, Frenchie and Sweetheart. "Here's how it works," he says, "The first person to climb the tree has the right to name the tree." Jenkins pioneered the idea of climbing trees for fun, always careful to use techniques designed not to injure them. Before, he says, tree climbing was an extension of professional tree work, which uses spikes. This Willow Oak in Brookhaven's Blackburn Park is his current favorite and has earned the name Sueño, or "dream" in Spanish. "It's my dream tree!" he says. "It has the best structure for teaching new climbers. It's a low tree (68 feet tall), and it's an open-grown tree — no other trees grew near it, so it has a well-rounded crown."
To see it: Blackburn Park is on Ashford Dunwoody Road at Johnson Ferry Road. Sueno sits alone across from the tennis courts.
America's Tallest Dogwood at Woodlands Park in Decatur
America's Tallest Dogwood
It might not look like much from the trail (that's it leaning in the center), but this is the tallest measured Dogwood tree in the country, as certified by the Native Tree Society. It can be found in Decatur's Woodlands Gardens, a preserved pocket of forest that was once the woodsy Scott Boulevard home of Dr. Chester Morse. The good doctor planted a diverse selection of trees around his home, but garden manager Ruby Bock believes that this tree was "planted by Mother Nature." She also thinks it's possible that the Dogwood is older than the tall pines that surround and compete with it. Pines grow quickly, she says. "It's kind of like when your younger brother ends up taller than you."
To see it: Woodlands Park is on Scott Boulevard near the intersection with Clairemont Road. The Dogwood is at a trail split near the park's small ampitheater.
The 'Battle of Decatur' White Ash on the Agnes Scott campus
The 'Battle of Decatur' White Ash
The Agnes Scott campus is home to many large trees, including three listed on the Georgia Urban Forest Council Landmark & Historic Tree Register. According to that register's listing, this tree dates back to 1854 – 35 years before the school's founding and ten years before the Civil War fighting came to Decatur.
To see it: The tree can be seen on Milton Candler Lane outside Inman Hall.
The Agnes Scott 'Mystery Incense Cedar'
Agnes Scott's 'Mystery Incense Cedar'
This tree shouldn't be here, and how it got here makes local arborists scratch their heads. At least 160 years ago, someone brought an Incense Cedar seedling from the West Coast and planted it on South Candler Street on what is now part of the Agnes Scott campus. Why? Theories abound on the Georgia Urban Forest Council's Landmark Tree listing – perhaps it was an antebellum home's front-yard curiosity? Or maybe a pencil manufacturer's test planting (its wood was popular for pencils)? Maybe Spanish explorers put it there? British horticulturalists? A Dahlonega gold miner? Cue the theremin music.
To see it: The Incense Cedar is on South Candler Street, next to the entrance of a small campus parking lot.
The 'Professor Dieckmann Magnolias' on the Agnes Scott campus
The 'Professor Dieckmann Magnolias'
The third of Agnes Scott's Landmark trees is actually a collection of three Magnolias planted by Christian W. Dieckmann, the school's long-serving music professor. As the story goes, Dieckmann was walking with a colleague through a forest next to the campus around 1905, when he scooped up some magnolia seeds with his pocketknife and planted them in front of Rebekah Scott Hall.
To see it: The most visible of magnolias is on Milton Candler Lane, in front of Rebekah Scott Hall.
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A FIVE year, $11 million research project in New Zealand will investigate milk properties of different animals in a bid to produce new high value milk products.
Led by Professor Warren McNabb, of New Zealand's Riddet Institute, the project will seek better mechanistic understanding of the various milks produced in New Zealand including cow, goat, sheep and deer.
A particular aim will be to develop new products for babies, very young children and elderly people.
Mr McNabb said that understanding the mechanistic differences in milk is critical because, while two foods may have similar composition, the nutritional consequences when these are eaten could be quite different. The key point is how the nutrients are structured within the food.
"The idea behind this program is to look at the way those milks are structured in their raw state as well as when you process them into yogurt, cheese, etc.
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The Geek Seek: First looks at Persons Unknown
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TV shows that get released during the season break are a rather interesting proposition – there's no guarantee that they'll be bad (see: the awesome Better of Ted, RIP), but more often than not they're thrown in that heap there likely because the networks think that they won't do as well during the regular TV wars. Persons Unknown is one such series, having started just this week in the aftermath of Lost and right before Glee and Justified head into their breaks. So will Persons Unknown be "better off" trying to breathe in the less crowded off season, or will just barely be able to tread water before the sheer number of questions it has to answer overwhelms it and it goes sinking (without a chance to even jump the shark)?
It's obvious that there's a lot of Lost inside Persons Unknown – a even more Flash Forward, a dash of Fringe and a sprinkling of Heroes. I think you get what I mean – this is a show that is very purposefully built to fill that gap, and while I'm not sure how hard they tried to do so, NBC probably greenlighted the show just hoping to capture the success of Lost and its ilk. It's strange, then, that they felt so little confidence that they released this during this period. But I'm no expert in how these things work – and hey, it's something to watch!
And that pretty much sums it up for now – Persons Unknown is something to watch. It's got a pretty interesting premise, about people who are suddenly, without reason, abducted from their normal lives and thrown into a ghost town. The episode really focuses on throwing us for a constant loop (a moebius loop?) – one weird occurrence happening after another that seems to have no end. It begins in an empty hotel and ends with a very surprised night manager who's almost as confused as the rest of them.
Castwise we have the a motley collection of people, each of whom seem to fill some stereotype we get in ensemble shows. Each of them definitely has a secret they're trying to hide, and in some weird way this feels like Standford experiment, well, not exactly, but there seems to be some weird science and experimentation going on, perhaps with Jigsaw at the head of it all. The secrets are piled on thick and fast and so we don't exactly know what they're up to or why they're there – and who's the one who's going to betray them in the end and reveal themselves to be in cahoots. I can just feel that happening, it's just a matter of when. And there's Joe, who's like Jack Shepard redux – except with a hidden past that's possibly going to come in handy many times.
There's also a side story to keep things mixed up where a reporter attempts to find out more about the disappearances he's seen from the recorded security camera footage. It doesn't go very far right now, given it's the first episode, but I'm guessing we'll find out more about the people behind all this through him before the main group does. Maybe it'll all get weirder and he'll be joining the main group?
Persons Unknown has a lot of questions surrounding it. It's not a horrible show by far, but I wonder if, after lost, there's some fatigue regarding shows with too many questions. After all, we know what happened to Flash Forward, and even Lost had its detractors when we didn't get all the answers. We know how these things work, for now, at the very least, there'll be way more questions than answers. It's going to be hard to determine where we go from here, or if we'll even be able to last long enough to get somewhere – but at least I'm getting going to give it a shot.
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Q: Append onClick handler to a substring I'm pulling data through from graphql and generating an excerpt on my Gatsby site.
const str = productDescription.substring(0, 150) + '...';

Then outputting it in the component like so:

I want to append an onClick handler to the end of the excerpt
I've attempted making a new const and adding it to the end of the 'str' const.
const more =  setModal(true) }>More
const str = productDescription.substring(0, 150) + '...' + more;

All that's returned is [object object]
Not sure what to try next, any advice would be great.

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Q: Mysql hash partition In my system's database we have a table which stores 3 fields: id int, name(varchar) and description (mediumtext). The table is by far the biggest in our database and the queries on it are exclusively by id, which is indexed.
The problem is, we are unable to delete or archive any data and in addition, there is no way to partition the table in a way that will make sense. Currently the performance is good (we're talking about a 7.5 GB table) but I'm afraid we'll encounter some issues in the future.
A colleague suggested me to experiment with hash partitioning, which should divide the table to equally divided groups of data and keep the index level low.
Now my questions regarding this topic are:

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*Is hash partitioning a good solution to solve the issue I'm talking about, or the index is enough considering the queries are only by id

*In case that I decided to go for hash partitioning, how many partitions should I go for? To remark, the table is currently 7.5 GB and expected to keep growing.

A: jkavalik is right.
I'll say it more strongly: PARTITION BY HASH is possibly useless in any situation for enhancing performance.
Your table is referenced only by the PRIMARY KEY(id), correct?  And it is InnoDB, correct?  If you have a million rows, the BTree that contains the PK and all the data is about 3 levels deep.  For a _trillion_rows, it will be about 6 levels.
The million-fold increase in data size (from 1M to 1T) might slow down a "point query" by a factor of 2.  That's all.


The ultimate end user for most products and services are consumers which makes it very important that a consumer consulting report be accurate as well as informative. A fundamental building block for consulting reports on the consumer is the monthly employment report as compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Unlike most analysts who focus on the number of new payroll jobs that comes from the survey of establishments, Richard focuses on the household employment report.
Those who focus on the payroll number and average hourly earnings as a gauge as to the ability of the consumer to spend are overlooking the results from the household survey in conjunction with other surveys conducted by BLS. They come to the erroneous conclusion that the consumer is stressed because growth in average weekly earnings has been modest at best. The household survey, in conjunction with other surveys, reveals that the consumer is much better off than currently assumed.
A properly done consulting report acknowledges that nearly all of the employment growth in the household survey is comprised of persons who are working full-time, i.e. they work 35 or more hours per week. A separate annual survey reveals that workers, either full-time or part-time, are working more weeks per year also needs to be incorporated in the consulting report. Last but certainly not least is the recognition that most individuals are members of families. Thus, the basic consumer unit is not a solo person but is comprised of households where there is likely to be multiple workers. It is not quite true that two can live as cheaply as one but it is not far off the mark. Housing costs, especially rent or a mortgage payment are divided. The survey on Employment Characteristics of Families reveals that most members are employed, most members are employed full-time full-year.
The consumer consulting report also has to include information on the age distribution. The age of the household head is also an important determinant in the kinds of goods and services that are purchased. The household life-cycle is very deterministic. Young households are mainly purchasing goods associated with leaving their parents and needing many things to furnish their household. That is also true for younger households that are starting families. The consulting report recognizes that as one ages, there is the recognition that one has enough things, enough shirts, ties, shoes, etc.
It is at this stage that the preference for experiences becomes manifest, e.g. that one wants to have a nice dinner this weekend with one's partner, nice bottle of wine, etc. By experiences, we don't just mean the obvious in terms of health care services or financial services. Buying a Starbuck's coffee can be viewed as an experience. It is why our favored industry is international travel. We used to think that this was mainly evident in already developed countries but now there are stories of persons in Southeast Asia who are making the transition from "needs" to "wants". And the want is often travel, domestic as well as international.


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The End of Politics? Roman Political Culture in Late Antiquity
This course is part of the (Res)MA History Programme. It is not accessible for BA students.
This course is intended for students from a limited number of MA programmes. First year MA students of Ancient History for whom this is a compulsory course will have priority over students from other programmes. Because of the limited capacity available for other programmes, all students who will enroll are placed on a waiting list. The definite admission (by August 25) will be made according to the position on the waiting list and the number of students from each programme.
Historians of political institutions have often placed the end of politics at the fall of the Republic. The coming of the emperor made politics in any real sense of the word redundant. Yet Roman political institutions, patterns of behaviour and political discourse remained in existence for centuries afterwards. Political culture under the empire was anything but dead. Apparantly it offered a flexible instrument that could be adapted to changing circumstances. In this course we study how it kept functioning in the changed situation of Christian Late Antiquity. The aim is not so much to find continuity with previous periods, but rather to study how long-established patterns of behaviour could be adapted to new circumstances and be appropriated by new groups. We will study late-antique political culture both in formal and in less formal settings: at meetings of the senate at Rome and Constantinople, in orations in praise of the emperor, at elections of bishops, at meetings of theological councils, in sermons to Christian congregations, in meetings at the theater.
General learning objectives
The student has acquired:
1)( The ability to independently identify and select literature, using traditional and modern techniques;
2) The ability to independently identify and select sources, using traditional and modern techniques;
3) The ability to analyse and evaluate a corpus of sources with a view to addressing a particular historical problem;
4) The ability to analyse and evaluate literature with a view to addressing a particular historical problem;
5) The ability to independently formulate a clear and well-argued research question, taking into account the theory and method of the field and to reduce this question to accessible and manageable sub-questions;
6) The ability to independently set up and carry out an original research project that can make a contribution to existing scholarly debates;
7) The ability to give a clear and well-founded oral and written report on research results in correct English, when required, or Dutch, meeting the criteria of the discipline;
8) The ability to participate in current debates in the specialisation;
9) The ability to provide constructive feedback to and formulate criticism of the work of others and the ability to evaluate the value of such criticism and feedback on one's own work and incorporate it;
10) (ResMA only:) The ability to participate in a discussion of the theoretical foundations of the discipline.
Learning objectives, pertaining to the specialisation
11) Thorough knowledge and comprehension of one of the specialisations or subspecialisations as well as of the historiography of the specialisation, focusing particularly on the following;
in the specialisation Ancient History: unification processes in the Graeco-Roman World, 400 BC – 400 AD; insight into the recent large-scale debates in the field with respect to both the history of mentality and socio-economic history.
12) Thorough knowledge and comprehension of the theoretical, conceptual and methodological aspects of the specialisation or subspecialisation in question, with a particular focus on the following:
in the specialisation Ancient History: the comparative method; application of socio-scientific methods; specialized source knowledge, in particular of documentary sources, and more specifically epigraphy.
Learning objectives, pertaining to this Research Seminar
The student:
13) will gain insight in general debates about political culture
14) will obtain knowledge of late antiquity
15) will obtain insight in the wide range of late antique written sources
16) (ResMA only – will obtain insight in the methodological possibilities and pitfalls of studying political culture)
The timetable is available on the MA History website
Total course load 10 EC x 28 hours = 280 hours
Entry test (including preparation): 20 hours
Lectures: 26 hours
Preparation lectures (including study of compulsory literature): 52 hours
Assignment(s): 32 hours
Paper: 150 hours
Written paper (ca. 7500 words, based on research in primary sources, including footnotes and bibliography)
Measured learning objectives: 1-16
Assignment 1 (Entry test)
Measured learning objectives: 4
Assignment 2 (Introduction and bibliography)
Measured learning objectives: 1-6
Assignment 3 (Oral presentation about previously circulated chapter)
Participation (both in class and on blackboard)
Written paper: 70 %
Assignment 1 (Entry test): 5%
Assignment 2 (Introduction and bibliography): 10%
Assignment 3 (Oral presentation about previously circulated chapter): 10%
Participation (both in class and on blackboard): 5%
The final grade for the course is established by determining the weighted average with the additional requirement that the written paper must always be sufficient.
Should the overall mark be unsatisfactory, the paper can be revised in consultation with the instructor. Papers graded with a 5.0 can be rewritten; in the case the grade is 4.0 or lower a new paper has to be written.
How and when a review of the written paper will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the results, a review of the written paper will have to be organised.
Blackboard will be used for:
course schedule and further practical information
powerpoints of the sessions
The literature list will be made available on Blackboard. This applies also to the literature for the entry test. The entry test will consists of a 1500 word essay that has to be handed in 48 hours in advance to the first session of the course. The essay question will be published on blackboard one week prior to the deadline.
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Oscars 2021 brought back some of the glamour that had been missing in the last year
Leave a Comment / Fashion, Film, LeftCoast.LA / By Camryn Hatstat
From gold worn head to toe, to exposed mid-sections, to oversized shoulders, the 93rd annual Academy Awards ceremony brought a bit of old-Hollywood glamour to the fore in what is the first in-person awards ceremony since, well, the 2020 Oscars that was held just before the world shutdown in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Nothing about Sunday night's ceremony was "normal," with a number of Oscar traditional being (thankfully) cast aside: no musical numbers during the live broadcast, no orchestra playing music over the longer acceptance speeches, no interminable walks down long aisles just to get to the stage by the winners. This year's fete what also held in multiple locations: primarily the historic Union Station in Los Angeles, which allowed for distance and room for the nominees and presenters, the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, the usual site of the ceremony, and the nearby Highland Center. This year also meant no more Zoom acceptance speeches where you can only see the top half of the recipient. Whew!
This year's installment of the Oscars also brought a return to the red carpet (or was this year's runway more of a pink?) glamour that seems to have provided an outlet for style that has been missing since the Covid-19 shutdowns of early 2020.
With the crazy year that it has been, there was much to anticipate on who would wear what, and who would make the biggest statement of the night. The night traditionally is a moment of setting and creating new fashion trends. Considering it has been a relatively "interesting" past year to say the least when it comes to movies being released and having no theater to go to watch – this is the time for our favorite actors and actresses to make their debut.
Looking back and referencing back on 2020's Oscars ceremony, and its most memorable fashion moments include many beautiful actors and actresses. Scarlett Johansson's "Gorgeous Goddess" – a structured, beautiful gold, soft, beautiful neckline, paired with soft smoky eyes. The dress drips down her body almost flawlessly. Last year entailed many iconic body moments for celebrities, to show off their figures. Charlize Theron at the 2020 Oscars ceremony wore a black, half off the shoulder, half on the shoulder, slit at the leg, with a soft "U" neckline. The layers make it look beautiful. Her statement piece was the diamond necklace.
Colors such as light pink, metallics, and black played as a major fashion trend just last year; as well as having sequins and beads all along the dresses.
And 2021, took those trends a step further.
Oscar nominee Carey Mulligan with her husband, musician Marcus Mumford.
(Chris Pizzello / Pool photo)
Best Actress nominee Carey Mulligan wore an astonishing two-piece metallic gold gown by Valentino Haute Couture. The top part of the two pieces is a strapless tube top in that flattered her figure beautifully. The other half of the dress is "cupcake" like, and trails out to the floor. As we will see further on into this fashion piece, the color gold color played as a major fashion trend. What is particularly interesting about this fashion moment was the fact that there was no statement necklace or earrings. Mulligan's hair was put up in a bun to show off the star of the show: the gold dress and all of its glory.
Oscar nominee Andra Day. (Chris Pizzello / Pool photo)
Our next gold moment on the Oscar's carpet was Best Actree nominee Andra Day in an enchanted gold dress designed by the one and only Vera Wang. This dress showed off Day's figure and a lot of skin to say the least, but she of course rocked the look. The dress was almost cut in half at the hips, and spills open at a beautiful slit on her right leg, revealing it entirely. She paired the dress with a beautiful chain bracelet, earrings, and a matching clutch. Her hair was also up, to show off the entirety of the dress's true beauty and its gold statement of the night.
Maria Bakalova wore a gorgeous plunging Louis Vuitton tulle. The white champagne and shipper at the top of the dress truly brings together the entire look. The bottom half of the dress shows off the elegance of the look, and pairing the look with the diamond necklace and earrings, along with the red lip, is sure enough to stun the crowd.
Best Actress nominee Viola Davis stuns in Alexander McQueen.
Best Actress nominee Viola Davis walked out with a magnificent custom-made, laser-cut, silk white, floor-length gown by Alexander McQueen. She paired this look with a matching clutch, which seems to be a trend as well this year; and her natural curls pulled up elegantly. The mid-section of the dress allows for eyes to wander to the beautiful detailed work by the McQueen team. The straps give the illusion of a fine piece of jewelry. This dress and its abstract designs along the mid-section is truly eye catching.
Double Oscar-nominee Leslie Odom Jr. (supporting actor and original song for "One Night in Miami") and his wife, Nicolette Robinson, (shown at top of post) stole the carpet with his golden suit, by Brioni, which evoked an Oscar-statuette-feel, and most definitely brought a sense of "royalty" with this look to the Oscars. Odom paired the suit with Cartier jewels and an Omega watch. His wife wore a stunning black dress designed by Zuhair Murad, and seemed to glow after giving birth to their son just four weeks ago.
Presenter Regina King was stunning in her Louis Vuitton gown.
(Photo courtesy of @waymanandmicha)
Regina King stunned the crowd last year with her pink Atelier Versace gown, with beautiful beading, a fitted mid-section, with a cape around the hips, to reveal the front of the dress, and of course her gorgeous curves. This year, however, King made jaws dropped with her custom-made blue silk dress by Louis Vuitton. This gown has butterfly wings as straps, with beaded sparkles detailing all throughout the dress in striping motions. This Cinderella inspired light blue-color brought out her inner and outer beauty. Her bright blue eyeshadow also brought out the colors of what her dress brought to the carpet.
Best Supporting Actress nominee Amanda Seyfried embodies Hollywood glamour in her red Armani gown.
Always bringing a statement piece to any award carpet, Amanda Seyfried wore a cherry red gown by Armani Privé. I adore this dress, and it is probably my favorite dress of the night. With its deep-V plunge of a neckline, its hourglass shape to the body, and its color, the entire look just holds together like a perfect picture of modern fashion perfection. Fringe at the neckline and the bottom of the dress are just spectacular. Seyfried's team paired the dress with an updo to show off the dress entirely, and a beautiful red lip, to bring the red scene to the carpet.
Presenter Angela Bassett arrives on the red carpet.
Angela Bassett, also brought a red moment to the Oscars, with her red Alberta Ferretti gown. With its super-sized sleeves and a huge bow on the back of the gown that transforms into a stunning train, this dress was a show stopper. She paired this dress with her hair down, beautiful earrings and bracelet, and, of course, a matching clutch. The slit at the side of the dress on the left leg allows to show off her beautiful silver heels.
"Ma Rainey" star Colman Domingo on the red carpet.
Colman Domingo stands with yet another Oscar trend, wearing a bright neon pink Atelier Versace. This tuxedo is quite out of the ordinary when it comes to special award ceremonies like the Oscars. Typically, what we see out of tuxedos are either navy blue, gray or black. Domingo decided to change the game, and that's exactly what he did. With its gold detailing and sparkles down the middle, this piece is a statement that will be heard for years to come.
Oscar winner H.E.R. stood out the moment she hit the red carpet at the 93rd annual Oscars.
Oscar winner H.E.R. changed from the norm of the "typical ball gown," to a gorgeous hooded, lacy jumpsuit by Dundas. This vibrant blue ensemble set H.E.R. apart from everyone else. Her long black hair and trademark retro glasses paired with this piece to make a memorable moment in Oscar fashion history. The layers of lace that ran from the hood down to form a cape that ran down her back was, in a word, stunning.
Presenter Zendaya in Valentino.
Presenter Zendaya shocked the crowd in a neon yellow Valentino dress. Zendaya wore her hair long and wavy, with stacked silver jewelry along her neck. This statement piece allows for vibrant, bright colors, and new trends considering the cut outs, and the style overall. The mid-section shows off part of her stomach, but the rest of the beautiful dress still allows for a bit of conservativeness with the rest of the gown, down to the train.
Presenter Marlee Matlin on the red carpet prior to the start of the 93rd annual Oscar ceremony on April 25, 2021.
And, finally, presenter Marlee Matlin wore an elegant gown by Vivienne Westwood. This off the shoulder gown with its slight V-neck, the droopy sleeves lay on the ground, and its fitted body, was and is absolutely stunning to say the least. Matlin didn't pair a statement necklace, as the dress was already statement enough, but these long dangly earrings seem to be a trend as well amongst the actresses and singers, and all those who attended the Oscars.
Clearly there were many trends set on Sunday night. These trends include: gold metallics, butterfly sleeves, capes, vibrant and neon colors such as red, blue, yellow, and pink, and matching clutches, both vintage and custom, to finish out a look. These fashion trends will most likely last throughout the Spring and Summer considering the appearances they made on Sunday night at the Oscars, and just how stunning the attendees made these pieces look. This night will continue to go down in history as a historical fashion moment for all actresses and actors.


A federal judge in New York on Tuesday has barred the Trump administration from adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman didn't push back against the constitutionality of the question. Rather, Furman argued that the question was added arbitrarily and did not follow proper procedure. A dozen immigrant rights groups, states and certain cities also criticize the question, saying that it may hinder immigrant households from participating in the federally mandated census. This decision isn't final, however. A separate suit on the same issue, filed by the state of California, is underway in San Francisco. The U.S. Supreme Court is also poised to address the issue in February.
Steven Shepard, chief polling analyst for POLITICO; he's been following the story.


Possible to do this without the user having to select from a dropdown?
ie. a completely separate form for image format posts?
I don't want people to have to select from a drop down.
Even if I need to hack code I really need a way to make separate forms to post to different post formats.
Is post format a taxonomy?
Doesn't add posts to the image post format taxonomy.
Not sure how to, I need multiple forms posting to different post formats too.
Great 🙂 Please don't forget this one, I really need it! Timeframe on next update?
By the way, Userpro is the ONLY plugin that's doing front end posting properly, you should put it in your primary features list on CC.
I don't understand why taxonomy=image isn't working, urgh! It doesn't even work when I select a category and not a post format.
category=category_slug will work based on taxonomy=category in shortcode options.


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Sandbox Express provides firms with a faster option to test certain innovative financial products and services in the market. Eligible applicants can begin market testing in the pre-defined environment of Sandbox Express within 21 days of applying to MAS.
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Disney buys City Winery building on Varick Street for new headquarters
The 10-year-old club's CEO hopes to stay in the neighborhood.
The City Winery must relocate by 2020 after Disney purchased the Varick Street building for its new corporate headquarters this week. Photo Credit: Linda Rosier
By Ivan Pereira ivan.pereira@amny.com Updated July 11, 2018 6:53 PM
City Winery announced Wednesday that it's in the market for a new home after Disney purchased the Varick Street building — along with the rest of the block — earlier this week for its new headquarters.
Michael Dorf, CEO and founder of City Winery's restaurant and event space, said he plans to secure a new location and begin construction by the end of the year. City Winery must vacate Varick Street by 2020, but Dorf hopes to already have re-opened at the new location by then.
City Winery has a good relationship with the Varick Street owners, Trinity Church, Dorf said, and the company is working to find a new home nearby.
"Trinity, and now Disney, has continued to express that City Winery is a significant cultural asset to the neighborhood and would like us to stay in the area," he said in a statement.
Emails for comment from Disney were not immediately returned.
City Winery opened in 2008 as a combination music and wine venue and became a popular venue for artists and fans alike. Some performers who have graced its stage include Aimee Mann, David Byrne and Natalie Cole.
On Monday, Disney announced its deal with Trinity Church for a 99-year lease at Four Hudson Square, which includes Varick Street. It plans to develop the block into its corporate office, live talk show studios and other media spaces. In a statement, Disney CEO Bob Iger said the building will, "incorporate the latest technology as well as the ability to adapt to the next generation of technological advances."
Disney plans to sell its current corporate headquarters on the Upper West Side to Silverstein Properties.
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Dorf urged Disney to preserve the neighborhood's distinct, iconic "brick and beam gems" when designing its new space.
"It is my hope that the design of this new Disney building . . . will be a positive addition to the dynamism of our vibrant community," he said in a statement.
By Ivan Pereira ivan.pereira@amny.com
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