Mountain Of Red Flags
i googled 99pi the result: 311.017672705 ~ what if 50 people with aids, in the same town, had died on the same night …. it might have happened in NYC or SF ~ @iowahawkblog I doubt the FBI “ignored red flags” as much as they were simply buried underneath a mountain of red flags. ~ @WernerTwertzog A Mars colony could be populated easily if jobs were offered for humanities doctorates. ~ development of trinitarian theology movement suboordination ontology pronicene theologians century humanity distinctive hypostasis generation introduce authority distinguishing confusing ~ Repubs think it is sign of honor, but others recognize it as a bulls eye on the top of their shoes ~ What if 50 gay men with aids, in the same city, had died the same night? ~ Maybe it goes deeper than Abrahamic religion. Maybe it is the idea that beliefs are more important than the people who hold them. ~ Years ago, some people grew marijuana in the middle of a corn field. When the authorities came to discuss the situation, they found a still for the corn. ~ magazines don’t read millennials ~@chamblee54 @michaelbd @AryehCW “What did you do to stop violence? I said it was terrorism. ~ @TheBillyProcida If you need an assault rifle to kill a deer, maybe you’re a shitty hunter. ~ Maybe this year Lucy will let Charlie Brown kick the football ~ If the preacher was attacking you with a bible, would you give everyone in the church a bible? ~ The moment when you see the headline… “Trump’s performance raises hard question: Who’d want to be his VP? “I can’t imagine a truly credible person agreeing to be his running mate.’ …. And you realize they are talking about Sarah Palin. ~ @Chronotope these days it feels like politics is less a spectrum and more a spiral corkscrewing into a septic tank. ~ #retiretheterm could be a new hashtag i would nominate #liberal #conservative #racist #terrorist #progressive ~ Google’s response: “Did you mean: gentrification, indemnification, esterification, nitrification” ~ @robyndwoskin My Lola puppy #My3WordLoveAffair ~ Killer Omar Mateen visited Pulse club a dozen times before shooting, witnesses say ~ DON’T PIVOT AWAY FROM RACE TALK, HILLARY CLINTON ~ FBI Told Orlando Shooter’s Wife Not to Tell US Media He Was Gay ~ Gun control’s racist reality: The liberal argument against giving police more power ~ ISIS Suicide Bomber Kills 41 at Soccer Game in Iraq ~ useless twitter skirmish ~ The Story of the Stanford Rape Is Also the Story of a Drug Overdose ~ Collection of 11 articles from 4 authors who are leading plenary sessions at SS21 ~ Mindfulness vs. Political Correctness ~ Philip K. Dick On Fine-Tuning Your B.S.-Meter To Spot “Pseudo-Realities” ~ pictures from The Library of Congress. Most were taken in a Washington DC Woolworths, in December 1941. ~ selah
Luther C. Mckinnon
Luther Campbell McKinnon Sr. was born February 22, 1916, on a farm in Rowland, North Carolina. Europe was stuck in a war that would change the world, and not until The United States got involved. This didn’t happen for another year.
Luke was the youngest of four children. After life as a farm boy, he went to Wake Forest University, and then came back when his Daddy died. He ran a family dairy for a few years, and went to live in New Jersey. He lived near a prison, and saw the lights dim when the electric chair was used.
In the early fifties, he came to Atlanta to live. This was where his sister Sarah stayed, with her husband and two daughters. One day he went into the C&S bank on 10th street, and took notice of one of the tellers. On October 6, 1951, he married Jean Dunaway. She was with him the rest of his life.
At some point in this era he started selling shoes. He would go to warehouses, gas stations, and wherever barefoot men needed shoes. He was “The Shoe Man” .
Before long there were two boys, and he bought a house, then another. The second house is the current residence of my brother and myself, and is probably worth 15 times what he paid for it. He had the good fortune to not buy in an area that was “blockbusted,’ as many neighborhoods were.
And this was his life. He tended a garden, went to the gym, and was in the Lions Club for many years. When he met Mom, she let him know that going to church with her was part of the deal. They found a church that was good for their needs, and made many friends there. The Pastor at Briarcliff Baptist, Glen Waldrop, was his friend.
When I think of the character of this man, there is one night, which stands out. My brother was away at the time. The day before, Mom had discovered she had a detached retina, and was in the hospital awaiting surgery. Her job had arranged a “leaf tour” by train in North Georgia, and she got one of her friends at work to take me. There was some mechanical trouble on the train, and it did not get back into town until 3am Monday morning. And yet, Daddy stayed at home, did not panic, and had faith that all of us would be back soon, which we were.
Through all the struggles of his life, Dad was cheerful, laughed a lot, and was good company. He left me with a rich repertoire of country sayings, and had many stories to tell. He was surprising mellow about black people, if a bit old fashioned. (In the south when I grew up, this was highly unusual).
Dad was always in good, vigorous health, and I thought he would be with us for a long time. Well, that is not how things work. A cancer developed in his liver, and spread to his lungs (he did not smoke). After a mercifully brief illness, we lost him on February 7, 1992. This is a repost.
35 Broad Street
PG was having a delightfully slack afternoon, The one productive activity was editing pictures from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”. In box seventy two of “corporate bodies”, in the Lane Brothers archive, there was a picture commissioned by King Road Marker Company. It displayed a brand new crosswalk, over Marietta Street at the intersection of Broad Street. The picture was taken at 1:51 p.m. September 27, 1954. This is a repost.
The time caught PG’s eye. 1:51 is one of the times used to display clocks and watches in advertising. Most ads use 10:09. This arrangement of the hour and minute hands makes a welcoming gesture. This allows the logo of the watch to be visible, and is thought to encourage the viewer to purchase the timepiece. The shadows on the buildings indicate that the picture was shot in early afternoon.
The clock with the magic time advertised the C&S national bank. The building behind the clock was the headquarters of that bank. In 1954, Citizens and Southern bank was a prime player in the Atlanta market. (PG’s dad said that C&S stood for choke’m and squeez’m.) At some point, C&S merged with NCNB to become Nationsbank, which was later absorbed by Bank Of America.
C&S kept it’s headquarters at 35 Broad Street for many years after competitors built trophy buildings. Their were constant rumors about where the C&S highrise was going to go. Finally, C&S Plaza was built at Peachtree and North Avenue, a mile north of five points. The building was to become the tallest building in America outside of New York and Chicago. During the construction of this building, C&S became part of Nationsbank.
The picture is featured in Atlanta Time Machine. The building is now owned by Georgia State University, with a BOA branch on the first floor. The banking hall is spectacular. It was designed by Philip Shutze, before the great depression. Here is more information.
Nations Bank Building (Citizens and Southern National Bank Building, Empire Building)
35 Broad Street, NW 1901: Bruce and Morgan, Architects, NR.
Remodeling of Lower Floors and Interiors 1929:
Hentz, Adler and Shutze, Architects; Philip Shutze, Designer
Fourteen stories high, the Nations Bank Building was the first steel-frame structure to be built in Atlanta. Its clear-cut silhouette, simple fenestration, and heavily decorated terra-cotta top bear the influence of the Chicago School. In 1929 the building became the headquarters of the Citizens and Southern National Bank, which asked Philip Shutze to redesign its three lower floors. Because the impression of load-bearing masonry was regarded as better suited for a banking establishment than large glass panes were, the original display windows were replaces by classical motifs apparently “carved out” of Indiana limestone.
Philip Shutze was inspired by Italian Mannerism, and especially by the city gates of Verona by Michele Sanmichelo (1484-1559) … Reached from Marietta and Walton streets through lofty arcaded entryways and a more intimate elevator lobby in the early Renaissance style on Broad Street, the banking hall is a long nave articulated by colossal Corinthian pilasters. While its walls and floors feature several kinds of Georgia, Tennessee, and European marbles in a warm gold-brown color scheme, the ceiling, from which hang gigantic chandeliers, is left bare. The Pantheon, which Shutze had measured during his internship at the American Academy in Rome, served as direct source for the pedimented niches, and for the floors with alternate square and circular patterns. Also, of Roman inspiration are the bronze desks and the eagle motif found throughout the design.
Two Hundred Yards Behind
In 1985, PG went to work for Shaky Blueprints. The real name was a Japanese word that nobody knew how to spell. Two of the previous hires were an athletic young lady, and a fat man. Until better nicknames arrive, we will call them AYL and FM for this story.
AYL was trying to get FM to go jogging with her after work. This was an ongoing conversation, with FM always turning her down. One afternoon, PG wore an old pair of jogging shoes to work, and said that he would go running with AYL.
Shaky was just off highway 400, in what is now part of Sandy Springs. There was a road leading away from it. The road went over the highway, and went in a wooded semi circle for a couple of miles. The plan was to go on this loop, and take sidewalks on Roswell Road back to Shaky.
At one time, PG went running every day. He was out of the habit by this time, and always a slow runner. When the work day was over, PG tied his glasses on with a rubber band, did a few stretches, and was ready to take on the course.
AYL and PG left the parking lot, and started up the road. PG trudged along with his head down. When he got to the bridge over the highway, PG looked up. AYL had taken off like greased lightning, and was already two hundred yards ahead. PG hollered for her to slow down, and finished the course.
Pictures for this repost are from Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library.
A Form Of Entitlement
@carl_diggler The first female major party nominee. I wept a little thinking about how empowering this is for my son, if he had been born a girl. ~ Will I be charged one of my four free nyt articles this month if I click on that link? If so, is it worth it? ~ does that mean i would only get two free articles a month? ~ Actually, someone did ask Chelsea about her daddy’s affairs. . Chelsea said it was none of their business. This was during the 2008 campaign. It was the correct answer. ~ @deathcab4booty [At a funeral] Me: Hey what’s the wifi password? Widow: Have some respect! Me: All one word? ~ While we are sharting out shame, how about the frathouse bartender who fed the young lady alcohol. Her alcohol level was three times the legal limit. This does not excuse what happened to her. However, you should not get passing out, blackout drunk, and assume that you will get home safely. This is a form of entitlement. It is a mean world out there. ~ She was not a student. This was in her impact statement. ~ You should not assume that you can get blackout drunk, and get home safely. She could have been robbed, or beat up. You need to take responsibility for your safety, which includes not getting blackout drunk. ~ If we are going to teach young men to respect women…as we should … we should teach young women, and men, not to put themselves in dangerous situations. I compare it to a young man going to Blakes, getting bombed, and getting mugged on his way home. I believe there was a gay bashing incident there, where the victim had been thrown out of the bar for intoxication, and was beaten up behind a dumpster. ~ @uppittynegress Post about a female being raped and “but she’s ruining his life/false rape stats/victim accountability” arguments FOR DAYS @chamblee54 Post about getting blackout drunk at frat party and assuming someone would take you home safely @uppittynegress It’s fucked up how the ppl who say drunk means you should assume you’ll be raped, even tho they drive drunk & expect to be safe @chamblee54 that is not what i said…to use the driving comparison, only a fool believes you should get blackout drunk and drive @uppittynegress Didn’t say you did Made an observation about what I have seen. ~ Check the batteries in your BS detector. ~ next on my youtube que: Muhammad Ali – Ken Norton. 1973 09 10 ~ @chamblee54 @LiquidDemonsCC “The biggest douche on YouTube” there is a lot of competition for that title It might make a fun reality show ~ @miragonz i can’t believe in 2016 i still have to leave my bed to vote ~ @rodimusprime Hillary Clinton: Because white women have a Beyoncé too now. ~ @postcrunk i’ll just be over here involuntarily perpetuating the hegemonic power structure we were all born into if you need me ~ @conor64 ~ Had Brock admitted guilt and remorse and offered to settle early on, I would have considered a lighter sentence, respecting his honesty, grateful to be able to move our lives forward. ~ @OwenBenjamin “I was gonna vote one way until I saw your condescending and aggressive tweet telling me not to. Thanks!” – no one in history ~ i’ve been called n—-lover i’ve been called racist same same my attitudes about race are my business ~ There is a third step. You need to earn the trust of the party you are trying to persuade. The Bernie people failed miserably at this step. ~ @chamblee54 If you vote in CA electoral votes are almost certainly going to HRC unless you live in swing state you don’t have a vote @Phil_Johnson_Not my problem. I have to vote my conscience. Pragmatism is a shortcut to ethical turpitude.~ @TheAtheistPig The fact that our two presidential frontrunners snipe at each other on Twitter says everything you need to know about American politics. ~ @chamblee54 @ByYourLogic How can you tell when an op-ed writer is lying? Their fingers are moving. ~ @bitchywaiter They say money doesn’t buy happiness but I’m pretty sure those people don’t know where to shop. ~ @EricKleefeld It was totally unfair of Meg Whitman to compare Trump to Hitler — as a young man Hitler volunteered for the army, was wounded in combat. ~ i guess we are all proven to be horrible to someone @BGDblog blocked me before i even clicked on her ~ Conservatives Have Never Understood What Obama Thinks About Racism ~ Penny Fiction 2016: A Flash Fiction Writing Competition Round Three ~ As a Black Woman, I Think ‘White Male’ Bashing is Dangerous ~ Let’s Not Ignore The Importance Of Brock Turner’s Whiteness ~ arrant pedantry ~ How to Use Quotation Marks ~ plow new ground ~ Source Checking ~ 6 Signs Your Call-Out Isn’t Actually About Accountability ~ lost mines of phandelver ~ Beginner’s Guide to D&D 5th Edition ~ Emily Doe ~ Victim Impact Statement ~ this letter is not under oath or subject to cross examination ~ Republicans Wish Non-Racist Nominee Donald Trump Would Stop Saying Racist Things ~ Brock Turner trial continues in second week of testimony ~ Stanford Daily ~ it should be noted: ~ Trump is a racist he deserves what he gets ~ the word ending in -er ~ Brock Allen Turner: The Sort of Defendant Who Is Spared “Severe Impact” ~ comment Greg Z. 8 June 2016 at 12:30 pm – Why no mention of the Sam Ukwuachu ~ Baylor apparently reaches settlement with victim in former football player Sam Ukwuachu’s sexual assault case ~ Justice for None ~ Which U.S. President Are You? ~ Joe Biden Writes An Open Letter To Stanford Survivor ~ Brock Turner’s Cynical And Effective Legal Strategy, Revealed ~ How Bernie Sanders Exposed the Democrats’ Racial Rift ~ Sister of Brock Turner’s victim wrote searing letter to former Stanford swimmer: ‘The damage you inflicted is irreversible’ ~ Convicted rapist Brock Turner ‘creeped out’ other women at Stanford prior to 2015 sexual assault ~ The Library of Congress.
Midtown
The neighborhood along Peachtree Road has always been a great place to be a freak. For a long time it didn’t have a name. It is north of downtown, between Piedmont Park and Georgia Tech. Sometime in the early eighties, people started to call it Midtown, and the name stuck.
In the time after the War Between the States, this area was a shantytown called “Tight Squeeze”. It evolved into a pleasant middle class area. In the sixties, hippies took over. The area was known as the strip, or tight squeeze. Many stories could be told.
After the flower children moved on, the area went into decline. Gays started to move in, with the battle cry “Give us our rights or we will remodel your house.” Developers, worshiping the triune G-d of location, location, location, began to smell money. The neighborhood became trendy, then expensive, then more expensive. The freaks with money remain. This is a repost. Pictures are from “The Special Collections and Archives, Georgia State University Library”.
Implicit Association Test
PG came across a link. The post was: What comes to mind when you see her headscarf? Let’s look at what your mind is seeing. Technically, this is about the hijab, pronounced eeJOB. If you google hijab, you will have the opportunity to buy one.
The article talked about the unspoken assumptions people have about a woman with a hijab. For PG, these are going to be mostly positive. Most of the Muslims PG has known are great people. The turmoil caused by aggressive Jesus worshipers is absent when dealing with Muslims.
Much of the article deals with “unconscious bias.” You are given the chance to take a “test your unconscious bias and find the areas of your perspective that need a little extra TLC.” PG is not sure that he trusts “Psychologists from Harvard, UW, and UVA.” Still, the only cost for taking this test will probably be damage to his mental health.
Before you start, there is a disclaimer. “IP addresses are routinely recorded, but are completely confidential.” There is a difference between confidential and anonymous. Big brother knows about PG anyway, so this test probably won’t make much difference. You are asked to agree to the following statement: “I am aware of the possibility of encountering interpretations of my IAT test performance with which I may not agree. Knowing this, I wish to proceed.” Fasten your digital seat belt.
Next, you choose a test. The first page has 15 options: Sexuality, Native American, Weapons, Arab-Muslim, etc. PG chooses “Weapons (‘Weapons – Harmless Objects’ IAT). This IAT requires the ability to recognize White and Black faces, and images of weapons or harmless objects.)
The first thing to do is answer a questionnaire. You are asked how warm or cold you feel towards white people, and black people. There is a list of statements that you agree or disagree, slightly, moderately, or strongly. Some of these statements are: I think of myself as someone who has an assertive personality, I have considered being an entertainer.
The heart of the test uses photographs. There are pictures of black people, and pictures of white people. There are pictures of weapons, like a bayonet, a historic pistol, a hand grenade, and a battle ax. There are pictures of harmless objects, like a water bottle, tape recorder, camera, and can of Coca Cola. Many of these could be used a weapons; a can of Coca Cola could be thrown at someone. Many Police consider a camera a weapon.
The pictures are flashed on the screen. You hit the e key for the left side, and the i key for the right side. At first the two choices are kept separate, i.e. you choose black or white, weapon or harmless. Then the two groups are combined. The choice is left side black weapons, and right side white harmless. Then they shift sides, to black harmless and white weapons. You are shown a picture, and choose which category to put it in.
The last questionnaire is the demographics. Annual family income is not considered. Ethnicity refers to hispanic/latin, or non hispanic/latin. Religion, age, “political identity,” gender (only male or female,) and education are considered, among other factors.
The result: “Your data suggest a strong association of Black Americans with Weapons compared to White Americans. … The interpretation is described as ‘automatic association between weapons and White Americans’ if you responded faster when weapons and White American images were classified with the same key than when weapons and Black Americans were classified with the same key.”
Whatever. Maybe PG should take another test for comparison. Maybe this time, choose a subject where hateful judgement is not in your face everyday. Since the seminal article is about the hijab, maybe … “You have opted to complete the Arab Muslim – Other People IAT.”
The opening questionnaire is different.”I attempt to appear nonprejudiced toward Arab Muslims in order to avoid disapproval from others, NO spontaneous prejudiced thoughts come into my mind when I encounter an unfamiliar Arab Muslim.”
This test is different from the race test. Instead of photographs, words were used. For the two groups of people, we have names (seemingly all male.) Examples: Arab Muslim – Akbar, Ashraf, Habib – – Other People – Benoit, Philippe, Guillame. The other categories are Good and Bad. Examples: Good – Joy, Love, Peace – – Bad – Agony, Terrible, Horrible.
PG made more mistakes in the fancy part of the Arab test. He took a couple of breaks to take screen shots, one of which is included in this report. At times, he felt himself automatically blaming the Arabs for bad things. This did not happen, consciously, in the race/weapons test.
The result: Your data suggest little to no automatic preference between Other People and Arab Muslims. … This new test was prompted by the events of September 11, 2001. Suicide pilots, identified as Arab Muslims, crashed airplanes into the World Trade Center towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. killing about 4,000 people.
While this may have some value to the ivory tower crowd, it does not tell PG much about himself. Arguably, IAT says more about the researchers than it does the respondents. It is doubtful that these tests will “find the areas of your perspective that need a little extra TLC.” This is a repost. Pictures from The Library of Congress. These pictures were not used in the IAT studied today.
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