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Google: Most Racist Places in America

by | Apr 29, 2015 | what the...?

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Private searches make it easy to express taboo thoughts

Where do America’s most racist people live? “The rural Northeast and South,” suggests a new study just published in PLOS ONE.

The paper introduces a novel but makes-tons-of-sense-when-you-think-about-it method for measuring the incidence of racist attitudes: Google search data. The methodology comes from data scientist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. He’s used it before to measure the effect of racist attitudes onBarack Obama’s electoral prospects.

Source: The most racist places in America, according to Google – The Washington Post

My Comments:  I must say that I was a bit surprised by the map, but nonetheless not saddened.  Also checkout this heat map from Humboldt University

Phase 2 – Mt. Everest Challenge: Day 28

Phase 2 – Mt. Everest Challenge: Day 28

by | Apr 28, 2015 | Fitness

Narrative: (Duration – 63:00 mins) →  My Nike Link
Back after a one day hiatus.  I felt really good doing my calisthenics today; probably the best day of this challenge period.  I also changed up my climb quite a bit and in fact got a bit more elevation out of it.  Specifics: Did my calisthenics movements – now with 45 reps, split up some in 25-20 or straight 45 evolutions.  I then moved to the treadmill and started at 4.1 @ 8.0° incline; after 5 mins I went to 12°; and at the 10 min point I increase my pace to 4.2 and held the incline constant at 12°.   At the 15 min point I increased the incline to 13° and kept the pace constant at at 4.2.  At the 25 min point I kept the incline constant and increased the pace to 4.3 through the 30th min.  Awesome workout – definitely not dull.  I switched up the muze today from RockMyRun and hit the Workout Madness Compilation.  That’s it for today… Good livin’…just keep on movin’.

PHASE 2: RUPE FULL BODY MOUNT EVEREST CHALLENGE – (R-FBMEC)
DAY 26✅ DAY 27 DAY 28✅ DAY 29 DAY 30 DAY 31
JUMPING JACKS 40 OFF 45 45 45 45
SQUATS 40 OFF 45 45 45 45
STANDING OBLIQUES 40 OFF 45 45 45 45
SIDE BENDS 40 OFF 45 45 45 45
KICKBACKS 40 @ 30LBS OFF 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS
PUSH UPS (modified) 40 OFF 45 45 45 45
SITUPS 40 OFF 45 45 45 45
DB SHRUGS 40 @ 30LBS OFF 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS
DB PRESSES 40 @ 30LBS OFF 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS 45 @ 30LBS
LEG/CALF RAISES 40 OFF 45 45 45 45
PLANKS 80secs OFF 90secs 90secs 90secs 90secs
RUN/ELLIP (8-12°) 30mins OFF 30mins 30mins 30mins 30mins
TOTAL CALS  961/2485 0/0 929/2584  0/0  0/0  0/0

Cardio: (Duration – 30:00 min) @ Intensity Level: 6.0✅

Type: Treadmill (Elliptical, Outside, Treadmill, etc…)
Distance: 2.12
Elevation: 1303 

Goal and Statistics
Total Elevation: 17,935 (16,632 + 1303) feet (Goal 29,029 / 11,094 remains)  ⇒ See where I am on the mountain
Total Distance: 33.02 (30.90 +2.12) miles (Goal 50 / 16.98 remains)
Total Calories: 12,271 (11,342+929) (Goal 23,000/ 10,729 remains)

PHASE 2: RUPE FULL BODY MOUNT EVEREST CHALLENGE – (R-FBMEC)
DAY 19 DAY 20 DAY 22 DAY 23 DAY 24 DAY 25✅
JUMPING JACKS Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40
SQUATS Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40
STANDING OBLIQUES Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40
SIDE BENDS Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40 @ 30LBS
KICKBACKS Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40
PUSH UPS (modified) Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40
SITUPS Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40
DB SHRUGS Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40 @ 30LBS
DB PRESSES Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40 @ 30LBS
LEG/CALF RAISES Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 40
PLANKS Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 80secs
RUN/ELLIP (8-12°) Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold Sick w/Cold 30mins
TOTAL CALS  0/0 0/0 0/0  0/0  0/0  750/2342
PHASE 2: RUPE FULL BODY MOUNT EVEREST CHALLENGE – (R-FBMEC)
DAY 13✅ DAY 14✅ DAY 15✅ DAY16✅ DAY 17✅ DAY 18
JUMPING JACKS 35 35 OFF 40 40 Sick w/Cold
SQUATS 35 35 OFF 40 40 Sick w/Cold
STANDING OBLIQUES 35 35 OFF 40 40 Sick w/Cold
SIDE BENDS 35 @ 30LBS 35 @ 30LBS OFF 40 @ 30LBS 40 @ 30LBS Sick w/Cold
KICKBACKS 35 35 OFF 40 40 Sick w/Cold
PUSH UPS (modified) 35 35 OFF 40 40 Sick w/Cold
SITUPS 35 35 OFF 40 40 Sick w/Cold
DB SHRUGS 35 @ 30LBS 35 @ 30LBS OFF 40 @ 30LBS 40 @ 30LBS Sick w/Cold
DB PRESSES 35 @ 30LBS 35 @ 30LBS OFF 40 @ 30LBS 40 @ 30LBS Sick w/Cold
LEG/CALF RAISES 35 35 OFF 40 40 Sick w/Cold
PLANKS 70sec* 70sec OFF 80sec 80sec Sick w/Cold
RUN/ELLIP (8-12°) 30min 30min OFF 30min 30min Sick w/Cold
TOTAL CALS  782/2416 637/2191 0/0  750/2369  647/2201*  0/0
PHASE 2: RUPE FULL BODY MOUNT EVEREST CHALLENGE – (R-FBMEC)
DAY 7✔ DAY 8✔ DAY 9✔ DAY 10✔ DAY 11✔ DAY 12✔
JUMPING JACKS 30 30  ⇒ 60 OFF 35 35
SQUATS 30 30 ⇒ 60 OFF 35 35
STANDING OBLIQUES 30 30 ⇒ 60 OFF 35 35
SIDE BENDS 30 @ 30LBS 30 @ 30LBS ⇒ 60 @ 30LBS OFF 35 @ 30LBS 35 @ 30LBS
KICKBACKS 30 30 ⇒ 60 OFF 35 35
PUSH UPS (modified) 30 30 ⇒ 60 OFF 35 35
SITUPS 30 30 ⇒ 60 OFF 35 35
DB SHRUGS 30 @ 30LBS 30 @ 30LBS ⇒ 60@ 30LBS OFF 35 @ 30LBS 35 @ 30LBS
DB PRESSES 30 @ 30LBS 30 @ 30LBS ⇒ 60 @ 30LBS OFF 35 @ 30LBS 35 @ 30LBS
LEG/CALF RAISES 30 30 ⇒ 60 OFF 35 35
PLANKS 60sec 60sec ⇒ 120sec OFF 70secs 70secs
RUN/ELLIP (8-12°) 30min 30min ⇒ 60min OFF 30min 30min
TOTAL CALS  901/2314 0/0 1477/2770  0/0 743/2382  750/2067
PHASE 2: RUPE FULL BODY MOUNT EVEREST CHALLENGE – (R-FBMEC)
DAY 1✔ DAY 2✔ DAY 3✔ DAY 4✔ DAY 5 DAY 6✔
JUMPING JACKS 25 25 25 25 OFF 30
SQUATS 25 25 25 25 OFF 30
STANDING OBLIQUES 25 25 25 25 OFF 30
SIDE BENDS 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS OFF 30 @ 30LBS
KICKBACKS 25 25 25 25 OFF 30
PUSH UPS (modified) 25 25 25 25 OFF 30
SITUPS 25 25 25 25 OFF 30
DB SHRUGS 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS OFF 30 @ 30LBS
DB PRESSES 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS 25 @ 20LBS OFF 30 @ 30LBS
LEG/CALF RAISES 25 25 25 25 OFF 30
PLANKS 25sec 25sec 25sec 25sec OFF 1min
RUN/ELLIP (8-12°) 25min 25min 25min 25 OFF 30min
TOTAL CALS  556 511 482  677 0  718/2369

 

How to make kids financially foolproof

by | Apr 28, 2015 | Money Matters

I believe that children live what they learn.

If you want your children to be better money managers, you need to model that behavior in your home. They need to see you saving, spending wisely and using credit sparingly. They need to watch as you make good financial decisions.

A recent Bank of America and USA Today survey of millennials confirmed this parental influence, with 58 percent saying their parents’ advice or their example had an impact on their financial decisions.

Source: How to make kids financially foolproof – The Washington Post

My Comments: This is awesome stuff for kids.

Black Army officers struggle to climb ranks

by | Apr 27, 2015 | Mentoring, Military-Political

Gen-Lloyd
The Army’s 2016 class of commanders for 31 of its top combat units has one black officer, a trend that the service is seeking to reverse with limited success.

The 2016 list of commanders for Army infantry, artillery and armor combat brigades and battalions shows black officers continue to struggle to gain a foothold in the units that serve as the primary training ground for senior leaders.

Six black officers out of 82 will lead battalions, which are 800- to 1,000-soldier components of brigades, according to the list, which was obtained by USA Today. But only one of the 31 combat brigades getting new commanders, the list shows, will have an African-American colonel in charge.

Source: Black Army officers struggle to climb ranks

My Comments:  This is not just an Army problem, it is a Navy problems as well; in fact, I would extrapolate that it is a rampant if not carefully guarded secret problem across all services.  More to be said on this at another time.

Black Men Are Missing: Tell Us Something We Don’t Know

by | Apr 27, 2015 | what the...?

The New York Times has documented the “disappearance” of black men for the past decades through mass incarceration and death, but brings no solutions to the discussion.

The tragic and spiraling plight of black men in American society has reached such epic proportions that the national paper of record, the New York Times, is discussing the “disappearance” of African-American men from civil society. “The stigmatization of blackness presents an enormous obstacle,” it notes, “even to small boys.”

Source: Black Men Are Missing: Tell Us Something We Don’t Know – The Root

My Comments: Only through hypocritical wickedness can this happen in a civil society.