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Prejudice at Durham Academy
Durham Academy Independent Learning
Overview: 3/11-4/16
Super quick update today!
Before creating my surveys, I contacted Mr. McKenna who gave Mr. Beck the list of alumni emails from 1996-2018. Mr. Beck and I then created two surveys, one for the alumni and one for current DA Upper School students. When I was done completing the survey, Mr. Beck and I (but mostly Mr. Beck) made a domain email that covered all of the alumni emails I previously mentioned. Many of you reading this blog will have (or have already had) the chance to take the survey this week. I also just decided to create a survey for the faculty in which we will measure the feelings of prejudice within the current faculty and how those feelings have changed through time. All of the surveys will likely close on April 30th, so after that, I plan on comparing and creating conclusions on the data gathered.
Overview: 2/25-3/8
I hope you've had an awesome spring break!!
For the past couple of weeks before spring break, I went through the archives with Mrs. McNamara and I also started creating and finding survey questions. I also think I've decided to only survey the alumni/students post 1996, which is when DA's diversity and inclusion statement was published.
First of all, here are just some of the notes I've taken while looking through the archives. The notes I'll include are from DA's student-run newspaper, The Green and White.
Middle school section
Another viewpoint on race (a student's reflection on Mrs. Moore's assembly)
Assembly by Wanda Moore
Talked about segregated America
Stereotypes alive and well at DA (a student-written opinion piece)
Might think DA is openminded, multi-ethnic society where nobody has a racist grudge against anyone
But racism and stereotypes are floating about the school
Thinks that only a few people are actually racist
Stereotypes and phrases are heard elsewhere and people just repeat them without really knowing what they mean
Think what they're saying isn't hurtful, but it actually is to someone
December 1997 Edition
Rabbi Friedman visits DA (a student's reflection on Rabbi Friedman's assembly)
freshman learn more about the jewish religion and culture on November 11 when rabbi John Friedman from Judea reform congregation, visited DA
Talked about the beliefs and practices of the religion
Main aspects of it and the importance of his religion
From just the few notes I've included, you can see that DA was already starting to be a "progressive" school. A student noting that stereotypes are prevalent and hurtful highlights this. I also think it's really cool that DA had assemblies featuring different religions like they do today.
I also got some AIM survey information from Mrs. Nonez. This survey "was designed to gather information on the attitudes and impressions of students ages 9 through 11 about inclusiveness and multicultural issues." Additionally, it includes information on DA participant's (364 students) demographics. This will likely be a large part of my presentation, so I'll share what I learned from the survey here when I complete my presentation.
As far as what I've done for my survey questions go, I've taken notes and written down questions used at companies like NASA and schools such as UNCW and University of Michigan. Here are just a few questions and their possible responses:
Have you ever heard of racism and discrimination?
Have you ever been a victim of racism or discrimination at school?
Never, once or twice, monthly, several times a month, weekly, several times a week, daily, many times a day
Have you ever abused or discriminated against someone at school? *
Do you feel comfortable being yourself at school? Why or why not?
open ended
At school, people are treated respectfully regardless of their differences (race/ethnicity, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran's status, religious beliefs, disability or socio-economic status).
rated between 1 and 5. 1 = extremely negative, 5 = extremely positive.
At DA, people have equal opportunities are treated respectfully regardless of their differences (race/ethnicity, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religious beliefs, disability or socioeconomic status).
Campus resources, programs and services are equally available to everyone regardless of their differences (race/ethnicity, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran's status, religious beliefs, disability or socioeconomic status).
At DA, I see strong leadership support for our institutional value of diversity.
I still need to work on and gather questions, especially those that ask about if people's differences made them feel as if they couldn't pursue certain subjects in school, but I think I have a great start!
My plan for the next month:
meet with the alumni office and see what classes I have the availability to email my survey
finalize my questions
meet with Ms. Starling about this
create my survey
meet with Mr. Beck and Ms. Starling about this
send off my survey
Weekly-ish Overview: 2/11-2/22
So for the past couple weeks I've done a couple interviews and continued on my readings.
The first interview I had was with a leader of the Hispanic/Latino affinity group. The first thing I asked her about was what kinds of prejudice she feels at DA and what kinds of prejudice are discussed in her affinity group. She said that the most prejudice she sees at DA regarding the Hispanic/Latino community are different jokes being made, which I feel is definitely a common trend between the different affinity groups I've spoken with. One thing that she noted about her affinity group in particular is how during their meetings, they prefer to talk about the things that bring them together such as holidays, food, family connections, and the like. She said that most people in her affinity group prefer talking about those sorts of things than the different types of prejudice and social biases they experience at DA and in life outside DA, which I thought was kind of cool. Another thing she told me was that her affinity group is definitely stigmatized and many people do not wish to come to meetings or join it at all. I then asked her why she thought this was, as this was something that had come up a lot between the different affinity groups that I talked to. She then said that she feels like a lot of people in high school think that it's not cool to care about anything and a lot of students buy into this idea. This really struck me as this concept of not caring was something that I talked to with Mrs. Frasher a few weeks earlier and was something that some of the other affinity group leaders stated. Lastly, we talked about assemblies and raising awareness to diversity and inclusion. She said that she thinks that assemblies are a great way to raise awareness about important matters such as diversity, inclusion, prejudice, etc because if you don't talk about these issues, they don't get any better. All in all, I had a really great conversation with her and I think I can use a lot of what she said to help me create my survey.
Next, I had my interview with Mr. Wilson. The first thing I asked him about was how DA has changed since he started working here in 2002. He said that it used to be a lot less diverse, especially regarding race and socioeconomic class. He also said that at that time the most common complaint about diversity was that people at DA wanted more diversity, but now that we are more diverse, he gets more complaints wondering about when diversity efforts will be ended. So then I asked him what he thought about that question and what his end "goal" for diversity really was. He told me that his goal is to match the composition of Durham and the greater Triangle. Mr. US and Mrs. Cleaver had said something like that when I interviewed them, so that was kind of cool that they all had that same goal. We then talked about politics at DA and how when he first started working here, people were able to talk about politics and politicians without hurting others' feelings. But in 2008 with the election of Obama he thought that all changed. Politics became a lot more personal and all-encompassing, which is something that creates that political tension a lot of us feel at DA. I said this last week, but I know politics is something I want to focus on in my survey, so I really appreciated how he was willing to talk about it. Something else that came up with him as well as with most of the other teachers that interviewed was how the faculty diversity does not match that of the students, and Mr. Wilson said that that was something DA is definitely working on. We also talked about what his experience growing up in Durham was like and how Durham has changed. He told me that when he was younger, Durham was pretty much made up solely black and white people. So when he went to public school, that was all the experience he had. However, when he went to Science and Math, he met a Jewish person for the first time and had roommates with different backgrounds who had lived different places and experienced different things. He and I both saw how different this is from Durham now and the DA experience. Now, Durham is far from binary; there are so many people from so many different backgrounds. The same is kind of true of DA in that now, as opposed to when Mr. Wilson started working here, there are many different types of people who come from different backgrounds. That's not to say that there isn't more work to be done in that regard, but only to reflect on the work we've done so far at DA. We ended talking about assemblies and students' responses to them. Recently, many students have felt that in our assemblies we are focusing too much on diversity and inclusion and only looking at things from a liberal point of view. But Mr. Wilson noted that that's true, the past couple months the bulk of our assemblies have been on those sorts of topics. However, if you look at the year as a whole, the assemblies that we have represent the interests of the total student population. Overall, I had a really informative conversation with him and I am so thankful he made the time to meet with me.
Here's my plan for the next couple of weeks:
meet with Mrs. Moylan (the original one) about what DA was like when she sent her kids here
after meeting with Mrs. Moylan, meet with other historic DA families to see what their experiences were like
research and create my surveys to send out to DA alumni and current student
Weekly Overview: 2/4-2/8
This week I had three interviews, answered some of my questions that I posted last week, and learned a lot.
On Monday, I met with Mrs. Nonez. She's been at DA for nine years, and she told me that now it's a lot more racially diverse and that politics is much more of a divisive issue. However, she said something that hasn't really changed is the fact that we don't have a true middle class. Specifically, she noted that we have always had both ends of the economic spectrum at our school, but just not really an in between. Something else that she mentioned is that a lot of minority groups have mentioned to her that they feel "alone" when they are in all-white classroom settings. They feel like people do not want to work with them or be partners for group projects. Keep note of this for later in this post!
On Wednesday, I met with Mr. Engebretsen. He's been working at the school since 1981, so he's witnessed a lot of DA's progression. I talked to him specifically about athletics at DA, and he said that during the time he's been here he's always felt that there was equal emphasis on boys and girls teams. Although he did say that when he started working as Athletic Director, there weren't as many women ADs as there are today. Additionally, he said that in his early years during some baseball and basketball games that people at other schools would make racially-charged remarks towards some DA players.
Throughout the course of the week, I met with the leaders of the black affinity group, Jewish affinity group, and one of the leaders of the Asian affinity group. They all said that at school the biggest form of prejudice they see is "jokes" being made from student to student. They also said that sometimes a teacher may not do anything to stop the joke or correct the students. A point of continuity between this interview and my interview with Mrs. Nonez was that the black and Asian affinity group leaders all said that they sometimes feel as though people don't want to work with them and think they're not smart or good enough. An example they provided is when picking group partners, people have said "Let's not have them in my group they won't do the work." They all said that they loved their affinity group and thought their affinity groups provided a great safe space, but they also said that affinity groups are unfortunately stigmatized and sometimes not many people show up to meetings.
Here are some new points of interests:
Why are affinity groups stigmatized?
Why do people think that certain people can't do the work or aren't smart enough?
I mentioned this last week, but I'd like to learn more about socioeconomic diversity and how that's handled.
Next week, I plan on conducting more interviews with teachers, affinity group leaders, and DA families.
Weekly-ish Overview: 1/22-2/1
Ok so the past couple of weeks I have learned so much! I started off reading a lot of articles. Below are some of them:
Do Early Educators' Implicit Biases Regarding Sex and Race Relate to Behavior Expectations and Recommendations of Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions? by Walter S. Gilliam, PhD Angela N. Maupin, PhD Chin R. Reyes, PhD Maria Accavitti, BS Frederick Shic, PhD
"Emotional insight: Discovering the nature of prejudice development and reduction through emotional mechanisms" by Lily Lu
"How Implicit Bias Impacts Our Children in Education" by Nicole Scialabba
"Schools, Peers, and Prejudice in Adolescence" by Aprile D. Benner, Robert Crosnoe, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles
Race Matters… And So Does Gender: An Intersectional Examination of Implicit Bias in Ohio School Discipline Disparities by Robin A. Wright
"The Success of African American Students in Independent Schools" by Edith G. Arrington, Diane M. Hall, and Howard C. Stevenson
"At New York Private Schools, Challenging White Privilege From the Inside" by Kyle Spencer
After reading those to get some general background information on the different types of prejudice and social biases that exist at independent schools, I got to start my interviews! The first person that I interviewed was Mrs. Muradi. She told me lots of great information on admissions at DA. A fact that she told me is that in 1996, the Durham Academy Board of Trustees created a statement regarding their admissions policy. It was revised in 2002, and here's an excerpt of what it looks like today:
"Durham Academy seeks to enroll students whose abilities, interests, and personal qualities offer promise of success in the school's curriculum…the school gives consideration to applicants who are: siblings of present students; children of alumni, faculty or staff; and students who will expand under-represented populations in our school."
After she told me about this statement, she then told me more about the ways in which DA is committed to bringing this statement to life each year. We also talked about how it's hard to get diverse families to apply to DA because of the preconceptions that exist about DA. There are definitely efforts put in to eliminating some of these preconceptions and get different types of families to apply, an example being DA commercials on Hispanic radio stations, but some of them have been fruitless efforts. We finished up by talking about teacher diversity, and how that effects families that are looking to apply to DA. Sometimes, if they don't see people that are like them and can act as support systems, parents are turned away from applying. So, DA is attempting to raise the number of diverse teachers at the school.
Next, I talked to Mr. Klein about the different types of prejudice and social bias he sees most at the Upper School. We did talk about the issue of race, and we both noted that the racial diversity of the students does not match that of the teachers. He noted that students are drawn to people like them, and they feel comfortable around people like them, and so DA is making more of an effort to increase teacher diversity. We also talked about the political culture at DA, and how that affects student life.
After talking to Mr. Klein, I talked with Ms. Teagarden about narrowing down my focus. At first, I was planning to focus my study on prejudice regarding race and gender, but now I am thinking that I should focus more on race and politics at DA. I'm not really sure how this would work, but I think it would be super interesting information to gather. She also gave me the idea to talk to different affinity group leaders at DA and their experience regarding prejudice, which I think would be a great resource. We talked about her experience at DA, and how she felt it was a predominantly white school, with little interest diversity. There wasn't a big arts program, the school mostly just focused on academics and athletics. She said that now it's fun to see how people are interested in a variety of things, and that the school looks much more racially diverse than before.
Mrs. Muradi had mentioned to me that Mrs. Cleaver had previously been Director of Admissions at DA, so I decided to meet with Mrs. Cleaver next. She told me she was Director during the 1992-1993 school year, a time when the Durham City Schools (which were predominantly black) and the Durham County Schools (which were predominantly white) were attempting to merge to form the Durham Public Schools. She said that this was a tough, tension-filled time in Durham, and it was almost funny that this integration was something she felt that DA had already done even though DA hadn't yet written out their admissions policy.
Next, I got to have lunch with one of Ms. Starling's friends, Vanessa Woods, a research scientist at Duke. We talked about how I may want to focus on social dominance orientation and read a bit more about that phenomena. We also discussed how it may be helpful for me to use questions from pre-made prejudice/social bias surveys so that I can make sure that the questions I ask are unbiased. After reflecting on this, I think it definitely would be helpful to use questions from a pre-made survey, as well as take a deeper dive into the effects of social dominance orientation at DA.
I then got to talk to Mrs. Frasher. We started off talking about the differences she has seen at DA from the time she was a student here to now, working as a faculty member. She said that when she was a student, it was mostly white, the people did not have very diverse interests (I feel like there's definitely a theme with these two), and that the political scene was not as big of a deal as it is now. She also said that now there is way more interest diversity — the arts especially — but again, the faculty are not as racially diverse as the students, which is something that DA is working on. I then asked her what the main issues are that come up to her, as a dean, that revolve around prejudice. She told me that a lot of the instances involve "jokes" on social media regarding someone's identity — mostly people's race, gender identity, and sexuality. We also talked about the Student Life Advisory Committee (SLAC) and if the issue of prejudice/social bias comes up a lot in their meetings. She told me, surprisingly, no. Some concerns are raised about affinity groups and sports teams dressing up (there was an instance where this was seen as offensive to people's sexuality), but nothing really more than that. Then, we talked about how sometimes students complain about DA's "liberal agenda", and how some students see that the bulk of our assemblies come from liberal viewpoints. So that information gave me even more of a reason to include politics in my independent study research and survey.
Then, I talked to Mrs. Klein. First, we talked about what she did at her old school in order to alleviate prejudice and have more student interest in the matter. She said that they also had affinity groups, but they had another kind of student group called student unions. Unlike affinity groups, student unions believe in a certain cause or thing, but do not necessarily have to identify with that thing. I thought this was a really interesting concept and it would be cool to have more groups like this on DA's campus. Mrs. Klein also noted that she hears many students complaining about the amount of "liberal" assemblies we have, which furthered my impulse to focus on politics at DA. Next, we spoke about diversification of teachers and how important that is in student life.
Last but not least, I talked to Mr. Ulku-Steiner. We started off talking about how DA changed since he first got here. He said that in 1992, it was a lot less racially diverse, and people did complain about that. He also said that today DA is a lot more socioeconomically diverse, and this has been impacted a lot by the growth/creation of financial aid. I don't know what the budget was originally, but I do know that for the 2019-2020 school year, the budget is above $2,030,000. Something that hadn't been explicitly stated before is the increase of DA's tolerance. For example, Mr. Ulku-Steiner told me a story about how in his early years at DA, a young woman came out as lesbian via a story she posted on the wall. People rushed over to read it and everyone made a pretty big deal about it. But now, most of the time at least, if someone someone were to come out, most people would be completely supportive, but it also wouldn't change how they saw the person and their reaction wouldn't be as big. Next, we talked about how diversity efforts have been met with backlash, mostly from parents, with some even asking when DA will be diverse enough. Like many others that I interviewed, he also noted that racially, teacher's diversity does not match that of the students which is something that DA is working on. Lastly, he also noted that politics are also a divisive issue at DA, and some conservatives feel that it's hard to voice their views at a school that they see as very liberal.
When thinking about all the conversations that I have had, there are a few new questions and topics that come to mind:
I now know that I definitely want to integrate politics into my study somehow.
I want to ask more questions about socioeconomic diversity and how that is/was handled.
What was the original financial aid budget? Was there even financial aid?
I want to learn more about teacher diversity and why that is not already present.
My plan for the next few weeks is to read more articles, conduct more interviews, and just narrow down my focus for my project a bit more.
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Nico Rosberg is currently leading the 2016 World Drivers' Championship. Whether or not he wins the title this year, it seems inevitable that Rosberg will break at least one record this season.
With 6 races remaining (including tomorrow's Malaysian Grand Prix), Rosberg already has 8 wins in 2016. That's already one more than the highest number of wins without winning the title in a season. Currently the record stands at 7 (Alain Prost in 1984 and 1988, Kimi Raikkonen in 2005 and Michael Schumacher in 2006). If Rosberg loses out on this year's championship, he will certainly break this slightly unfortunate record.
A happier record that beckons for Rosberg is the most wins in a season for a first-time champion. Currently the record stands at 9, achieved by Nigel Mansell when he won his only title in 1992. Rosberg has 8 wins with 6 races remaining in the season and he is in fine form, having won the last three races in succession. It therefore seems probable that he will at least equal Mansell's 9 wins, and likely that he will exceed that number.
One other record is possible, but unlikely. Currently the record for most wins in a season stands at 13 (Michael Schumacher in 2004 and Sebastian Vettel in 2013). If Rosberg wins all 6 remaining races this year, he will have clocked up 14 wins in 2016. It seems improbable that Rosberg will break this particular record, as it would require him to win 9 races in a row. It would not, however, be the first 9-race winning streak in F1 history – Sebastian Vettel won the last 9 races of 2013.
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The Pakistan Challenge: The United States Cannot Fail Here
Article Dec 14, 2007
It's time to turn the tables on Al Qaeda and the Taliban through deployment of diplomatic and military assets, writes Brian Katulis from Karachi.
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shananel@americanprogress.org
Doug Molof
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Pakistan strongman Pervez Musharraf this weekend will lift martial law in prelude to what promises to be a chaotic political campaign in the run up to national elections early next month. The coming three weeks in Pakistan will be a vital test case for whether the United States and other global powers can make a clean break from the past and shift toward a more pragmatic and effective set of policies for fighting the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
Pakistan today exemplifies the failure of the Bush administration's insistence that Iraq is the "central front on the war on terror." In fact, there is no "central front" in this struggle. Guerilla insurgencies and terrorist groups like Al Qaeda and the Taliban always shift away from superior military forces to those places where they see weakness and opportunity. The United States and its allies must respond in kind, but with more than military force.
Serious stakes hang in the balance, with Pakistan at the nexus of the most pressing security challenges: nuclear weapons, international terrorism, religious extremism, endemic poverty, and political reform. Pakistan directly affects international efforts in Afghanistan, with the Taliban and Al Qaeda finding safe haven in the lawless border regions between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Yet hardly anyone knows what to do about Pakistan, including our most experienced national security hands.
For decades, the U.S. approach to Pakistan has suffered from ad hoc, reactive, and short-term thinking, and the coming year will present even more difficult choices for U.S. policymakers. The way forward in Pakistan, especially in the coming weeks, requires coordination and resolve on all fronts. And it requires a retreat from past mistakes. Here are the four steps U.S. policymakers need to take.
Stop Blindly Supporting Dictators and Autocrats
For all of President Bush's talk about a freedom agenda in which the forces of democracy would defeat the forces of terrorism, his policies haven't matched his rhetoric. The world sees the hypocrisy. When President Bush said last month that President Musharraf "truly is somebody who believes in democracy" after Musharraf imposed emergency rule, shut down free media outlets, sacked judges, and jailed thousands of lawyers and civil society activists, some people here in Pakistan wondered if Bush was talking about their President Musharraf. In the span of eight years, Bush went from not even knowing Musharraf's name to not knowing who he is as a leader.
The problem here is not just Pakistan. In Egypt and Saudi Arabia, the United States backs repressive regimes, looking to individual leaders to seal the deal and advance our interests. Better the devil we know is the myopic and self-limiting argument for a policy that offers a narrow false choice between authoritarianism and chaos. But beyond the moral problems with unquestioned support for repressive governments, there are two practical reasons why the United States should move beyond its addiction to dictators.
First, as Princeton Professor Alan Krueger argues in his latest book, countries that suppress civil liberties and political rights are more likely to be countries that produce international terrorists. Repression—not poverty or illiteracy—is a key factor behind breeding support for terrorists.
Second, supporting unpopular autocrats does the United States no favors in gaining cooperation and support from people in other countries who suffer from this repression. In a late afternoon discussion in Karachi with the Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan, an Islamist political party that has participated in elections and the parliament in Pakistan, one top leader asked, "Why is the United States standing by silently while our judges are in jail and the police are being used to rig this election? This is turning more and more people against the United States."
His sentiment was echoed by secular human rights activists and lawyers during the past week—people fighting for fair elections and human rights who thought we were with them and now feel like we're against them. That's no way to win the allies necessary to squeeze the terror groups.
Start Building Credible and Functioning Institutions for Security and Prosperity
Of course, this is easier said than done, but the main point here is that holding elections is not nearly enough. Elections are just a means to an end, not an end in and of itself. To defend against the threats posed by non-state terrorist groups, states needs to have the resources and capacity to get the job done.
In addition to holding elections and having a strong army, other ingredients are necessary, among them effective police and intelligence agencies as well as competent and clean judges and civil servants. All of these elements require sufficient public funding and resources to attract the skilled personnel to serve the public.
Yet much of the conservative narrative on terrorism is narrowly centered on conventional military action – perhaps typified by former Bush advisor Karl Rove's statement that, "Liberals saw the savagery of the 9/11 attacks and wanted to prepare indictments and offer therapy and understanding for our attackers," and conservatives prepared for war. This bluster from Rove shows the emptiness of a conservative movement that has its head stuck up its empty talking points when it comes to terrorism.
The conservative line of argument that centers on conventional military action ignores two key fundamentals. First, non-state terrorist groups use asymmetrical warfare and media campaigns as a primary means to advance their agendas. The notion that the United States might launch conventional military strikes in this crowded city of 18 million to ferret out small groups of terrorist cells that operate here is preposterous. Yet, that's what mainstream conservative rhetoric would have you believe is the most effective route.
Second, some of the most important assets in the struggle against terrorist organizations are the intelligence operatives, police officers, judges, and lawyers that help build a strong fabric to defend against terror groups. The latter two groups—judges and lawyers—are under siege from the Pakistani president, yet the U.S. president says little more than empty words about his counterpart being committed to democracy.
Stop Ignoring the Interests of Other Countries and the Leverage They Can Bring
All too often, the debate in the United States focuses on our own actions and what assets the United States can bring to bear in meeting what is essentially a common global threat. In Pakistan, numerous other countries are playing a role in shaping internal dynamics here, particularly countries in the Middle East. As I argued in a piece for the Middle East Bulletin, several Middle East countries are working to assert their interests here in Pakistan, and this naturally has an impact on whether the environment is favorable or unfavorable to terrorist groups.
To craft the most effective strategies for places like Pakistan experiencing internal turmoil and threats from terrorist groups, the United States needs to take stock of the actions other countries are undertaking to assert their interests. In other words, the U.S. debate over next steps in Pakistan and how it impacts efforts to address terrorism should not look at the situation in a vacuum or in isolation of what others are doing.
Start Investing Resources in a Comprehensive, Integrated Counterterrorism Strategy
Although the United States has done a better job at attracting the talent necessary to implement a robust strategy of engagement to meet the threat posed by terrorism, it has much work to do to rebalance resources and get qualified personnel in key positions—particularly intelligence agents, law enforcement personnel, economic development specialists, and diplomats who can speak foreign languages.
The United States must begin dedicating more resources to revive civilian agencies that can work with governments of other countries around the world to turn lawless zones of conflict into areas of stability and prosperity. This means a complete overhaul of agencies like the State Department to attract and retain the talent necessary to help other countries advance their self-interest in addressing the common threats posed by terror groups. It also means moving beyond personal relationships and building cooperative relationships between our government's institutions and the institutions of other governments.
Remaining locked in a short-term strategy of supporting individual leaders at the expense of strengthening institutions such as an independent judiciary will only come back to haunt us in places like Pakistan. With national elections about to begin, taking these four steps will be crucial for the United States to help ensure we can win the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan. These are also, not surprisingly, the same four steps we need to take build allies and support for defeating extremist terrorist networks around the world.
Brian Katulis is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress.
This piece was drawn from posts he made during his trip at www.tpmcafe.com
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The hypothesis of the grandmother: why is there menopause?
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The menopause , from an evolutionary perspective and in appearance, a anomaly . In fact, it is a phenomenon that is very rare in the animal world. In nearly all species the females remain fertile throughout their life. Ours is part of a small group of mammals in that the reproductive capacity deteriorates at an accelerated rate relative to the decline in organic general. The group is completed by the calderón tropical, the beluga , the narwhal and orca , all of them cetaceans odontocetes. The females of these species can live decades after cease to ovulate and, therefore, of being able to procreate.
The biologist american George C. Williams proposed in 1957 that menopause could be, in reality, a adaptive . He thought that from the point of view of evolution it may be more convenient for women to dedicate their efforts to support their descendants who have them a progeny greater.
As we age increases the probability of death, so that if a woman has offspring at an advanced age, it would not be unlikely that their last children would not survive to die she . In such a case, the effort that this woman had been dedicated to those past children would have been vacant, as their genes would not have been able to be transmitted to the following generations.
on the other hand, that in a population has individuals that do not play makes no sense from an evolutionary point of view. These individuals consume resources which could be used by others for the benefit of his own progeny.
For these reasons, Williams suggested that older women contribute more effectively to transmit their genes to subsequent generations by devoting their efforts to the descendants that are part of the group . That is to say, their grandchildren , instead of the sons and daughters that they might have at an advanced age.
The " hypothesis of the grandmother ", as it is known at present to the proposal of Williams, with supporting empirical in our species. Both groups of hunters-gatherers, as in industrial societies it has been found that grandmothers who do not play will increase the likelihood of survival of their grandchildren.
In other words, their presence in the group facilitates their genes –that have come down to the grandchildren– will endure after his own death. Told in language of darwinian, to improve its own evolutionary success (fitness) through the care provided to their grandchildren.
There are species, such as the asian elephant and possibly also the african, as we all know that the grandmothers enhance the survival of the grandchildren , although in this case it is still playing. But apart from the human species, no other animal had evidence in favor of the "hypothesis of the grandmother." Until recently.
At the end of last year a study was published with the killer whales that documents the positive effect that they have grandmothers that do not play in the survival of their grandchildren. The results not only confirmed this effect, also showed that grandmothers who continue procreating does not provide a support similar to that provided by the menopausal women.
The importance of that period postmenopausal is so extensive has on humans and orcas would have driven, according to the specialists, an increase in longevity of the two species. The increased survival of grandchildren during the years of life added would have more than compensated for, and in evolutionary terms, the cessation of procreation.
Juan Ignacio Pérez Iglesias is a Professor of Physiology, University of the Basque Country / Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (spain)
This article was originally published on The Conversation
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February is the sweetest time of the year. No, we are not talking about cheesy Valentine's Day cards or mystery boxes of chocolate. February is the annual pie month over at the Pizzeria in the Heights and there is a little something for everyone.
Pizzeria owner Jacquelyn Pittman operated Palette Catering for years before opening the Pizzeria. In that time the catering company gained a huge reputation for their pies (not of the pizza variety). When they decided to open the Pizzeria she decided to pay homage to the original type of pies that made them famous once a year with their pie month.
The rules of Pie Month are simple, they offer a different pie every day for the entire month of February (schedule below). Now that they are open 7 days a week, it will be the first year to develop 28 unique pies. You can order a full pie ahead of time, grab a slice each day, or get a pie flight with multiple slices to try. Once the pie of the day runs out it is gone for the rest of the month.
This year there are offering a few of their most popular pies every day in addition to the pie of the day. Key Lime, Peanut Butter Fudge, and German Chocolate will always be available and ready to join a flight with the pie of the day. Additionally, Mondays will always be some meringue based pie and they will offer a savory crawfish pie during every Saturday and Sunday brunch service.
If you want a whole pie to go (and I highly recommend it) give them a day or two notice to make an additional one up for you. After the month is up some of these pies go back into the vault to never see the light of day until next year, some will stay around and rotate as a dessert offering throughout the year, and some may never grace the Pizzeria again. So if you see something that looks good, better check it out now before it is too late.


WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today released Notice 1036. It updates the income-tax withholding tables for 2018. It explains changes made by the new tax law reform legislation enacted last month.
The updated withholding information, posted today on IRS.gov, shows the new rates for employers to use during 2018. Employers should begin using the 2018 withholding tables as soon as possible. However, no later than Feb. 15, 2018. They should continue to use the 2017 withholding tables until the implementation of the 2018 withholding tables.
Many employees will begin to see increases in their paychecks to reflect the new law in February. The time it will take for employees to see the changes in their paychecks will vary depending on how quickly the new tables are implemented by their employers. Also how often they are paid — generally weekly, biweekly or monthly will play a role.
The new withholding tables are designed to work with the Forms W-4 that workers have already filed with their employers to claim withholding allowances.
This will minimize the burden on taxpayers and employers. Employees do not have to do anything at this time.
"The IRS appreciates the help from the payroll community working with us on these important changes," said Acting Internal Revenue Service Commissioner David Kautter.
"Payroll withholding can be complicated, and the needs of taxpayers vary based on their personal financial situation. In the weeks ahead, the IRS will be providing more information to help people understand and review these changes."
To help people determine their withholding, the IRS is revising the withholding tax calculator on IRS.gov. The Internal Revenue Service anticipates this calculator should be available by the end of February. Taxpayers are encouraged to use the calculator to adjust their withholding once it is released.
The Internal Revenue Service is also working on revising the Form W-4.
The calculator and new Form W-4 can be used by employees who wish to update their withholding.
Updating in response to the new law or changes in their personal circumstances in 2018, and by workers starting a new job is prudent. Until a new Form W-4 is issued, employees and employers should continue to use the 2017 Form W-4.
In addition, the IRS will help educate taxpayers about the new withholding guidelines and the calculator. The effort will be designed to help workers. It will ensure that they are not having too much or too little withholding taken out of their pay.
For 2019, the IRS anticipates making further changes involving withholding. The IRS will work with the business and payroll community. It will encourage workers to file new Forms W-4 next year. They will share information on changes in the new tax law that impact withholding. This will ultimately have a positive effect on taxpayers income tax returns.
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Posted on 14/01/2018 17:34 Wow! Great news. I don't any pay income tax in TX but at least I'll see more money in my paycheck. What should I do in the meantime Dean? Is there anything I need to change?


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The liturgy - the Church's celebration of Mass and the sacraments - takes its name from the Greek word leitourgia meaning a public act of service.
The liturgy is therefore a two-fold act - a service of worship and love directed to God, and a service of building communion and fellowship with one another. In this way it reflects the Great Commandment itself - that love of God and neighbour are inseparable.
In the first place then it is the whole congregation - under the leadership of the priest's ministry - that performs this service. Together, we are all celebrants of the liturgy, though in different ways. Some of the congregation, however, are called to exercise specific ministries in the liturgy as an act of service to their brothers and sisters. These liturgical ministries are a precious way of humbly offering loving service to God and one another in the liturgy.
The specific ministries involved are:
Adult Servers
Adult servers who coordinate the other liturgical ministries serving at Mass, prepare and set up for Mass, prepare and tend to the altar during Mass and assist in the distribution of Holy Communion.
If you would like to become involved in this ministry at Lindfield please contact:
Jos Beunen
Email: jos.beunen@gmail.com
If you would like to become involved in this ministry at Killara please contact Fr Colin.
Junior Servers
Junior servers are children who have received their First Holy Communion and who assist at the altar during Mass. If you would like to become involved in this ministry please contact the Parish Office.
Readers who proclaim the First and Second Readings and the petitions of the Prayers of the Faithful. If you would like to become involved in this ministry please contact the Parish Office.
Eucharistic ministers who come forward to help in the distribution of Holy Communion to their brothers and sisters. Some Eucharistic Ministers also volunteer to take Holy Communion to the sick and the housebound.
If you would like to become involved in this ministry to help in distributing Holy Communion at Mass and/or to take Holy Communion to the sick or housebound please contact Fr Colin.
Choirs and Musicians
The ministry of music is essential to our liturgy, for as St Augustine said 'Whoever prays, prays once; whoever sings, prays twice.' We welcome new singers and musicians. If you would like to be involved in any way at any of our Masses please contact the Parish Office.
If you are interested in becoming involved in any of these ministries at the Sunday evening Mass please contact Jean Shatek via the Parish Office..


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Husband-and-wife team Scott and Dana Frank of Bow & Arrow are producing wines from Loire Valley varieties in an urban winery in downtown Portland. Both Scott and Dana have worked multiple roles throughout the wine industry: Scott previously worked as a wine retail buyer as well as an assistant winemaker at Cameron Winery in the Dundee Hills, while Dana held numerous restaurant jobs in both the back and front-of-house. Inspired by vignerons like Didier Barouillet of Clos Roche Blanche (who was an over-the-phone consultant on the project), Thierry Puzelat, and Marc Ollivier of Domaine de la Pépière, Dana and Scott set out to turn Oregon's "Pinotstocracy" on its head. Fruit is sourced from some of the best cool-climate, organic or biodynamic vineyards around the Willamette Valley, and the work in the cellar is completely natural. The result is a set of serious, well-crafted, food-friendly, affordable wines that are a true homage to the Loire.


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In essence, the view I expressed in my two posts is that the surge in Iraq was a relative success because it did most of the things we intended it do, and could reasonably have expected it to do, and was better than the alternative. These, I think, are the most relevant considerations in assessing the surge. The latter point, in particular, is probably the most relevant one in trying to assess what to do under somewhat comparable circumstances in Afghanistan.
This view is debatable, of course, as Diana has shown. But on this blog, all debates come to an end, at least temporarily. Consistent with my usual practice, Diana gets the last word.


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Penn State's homecoming brings the hoopla
by Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer, Posted: October 20, 2008
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. - In a parking lot outside Penn State's Beaver Stadium, Herb Reedman, class of '71, and his five buddies from the Yardley area were readying their RV for homecoming weekend.
They had attached a life-size cardboard cutout of Nittany Lions football coach Joe Paterno to the front. Reedman, retired owner of Reedman Chevrolet-Oldsmobile in Langhorne, was manning the grill and sipping a Budweiser while Barry DiNola, a jewelry maker, was sizing up an outdoor spot for their 52-inch plasma-screen TV on which they would watch the game.
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"This is just to die for," said Mark Marseglia, a construction worker, who like his buddies didn't even have a ticket to the game, but wanted to be in the thick of the revelry, close enough to hear the roar of cheers mushrooming from the stadium.
This was Thursday - still 48 hours before kick off - and these Bucks County men, along with many students, staff, alumni and other diehard fans in Happy Valley already were awash in homecoming hoopla.
The fun is a huge part of the big business of Penn State football, and home games - with homecoming as the kingpin - are a primary vehicle in strengthening ties with alumni and keeping them donating to the university. In 2007, alumni gave $51.5 million of the $190.3 million in donations that Penn State said it collected.
Penn State boasts one of the largest homecomings in the nation, the second-largest college football stadium in the country, and more than 460,000 alumni on record around the world - the second-largest network for four-year schools behind the University of Minnesota, says the national Council for Aid to Education.
The largest concentration - 75,000 alumni - is in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, university officials say.
Its football team, which raised more than $44 million in revenue in 2006-07, ranking it 11th in the country, is undefeated this season and has once again has emerged as a national-title contender, racheting up the spirit.
And university officials, ever more mindful of the economic downswing, were hoping to capitalize on it.
"Fund-raising is not just about sitting down with someone and asking them for a gift. It's a process of talking about possibilities and getting to know people and cultivation," said Penn State President Graham B. Spanier, who has made fund-raising a priority during his 13 years as president. His homecoming agenda included meetings with donors, schmoozing with dignitaries, waving from a parade float, playing the washboard and riding a vintage bicycle to the game.
Homecoming, he said, "is a key event . . . because they can enjoy themselves as well."
Preparation, competition
The planning starts in December when a team of 600 students hold fund-raisers, and reach out to alumni.
By fall, the leaders are putting in up to 30 hours a week , said Donavan Hunt, 21, a senior public relations major from Lansdale and public relations chair of the event.
For many of the school's nearly 4,000 fraternity and sorority members, the parade-planning starts in earnest on homecoming week as they scramble to build their floats. This year, students ordered 159 gallons of glue, more than 10,000 feet of chicken wire and 2.2 million pomps - sheets of tissue paper.
The competition can be fierce. The brothers at the Triangle - the engineering fraternity - heard from police on Wednesday that someone may try to vandalize their float, which featured movable Lion King characters.
So they sealed it in a gray tarp and took turns watching over it through the night.
"We had people pushing up against the tarps. Had we not been here, they might have come in," said senior Sean Russell, 22, of Cranberry Township, near Pittsburgh.
Remnants of their vigil remained on Thursday atop the flatbed truck holding their float: An open engineering class notebook. A doughnut box. An empty Mountain Dew bottle. Empty beer bottles.
Lion tales
The homecoming theme, "Inspired by Tradition," perhaps was nowhere more evident than in the library on Friday where homage was paid to 13 men who played the Nittany Lion mascot.
Those present spanned current mascot James Sheep, a senior from Chambersburg, to Robert Ritzmann of State College, who suited up from 1942 to 1946. Each had a tale, including a recent lion who had to be rescued after jumping in a pool on the crowd's demand and finding a wet lion suit weighs a lot more more than a dry one.
Daniel Kohlhepp, a retired real estate developer from Dubois, recounted how he started the tradition of the one-arm push-ups. He had become the lion in 1967 after a knee injury ended his wrestling career. Each time Penn State scored, he would peel off as many push-ups as the scoreboard demanded, a tradition that became increasingly difficult for future Lions as the team grew better.
"I want to congratulate you," Kohlhepp told the mascots who came after him, "and I want to say I'm sorry about all the sore arms."
Staying true blue
Penn State cultivates staunch loyalty among many alumni. A 2006 study showed that 70 percent had "very positive overall feelings" about Penn State, the highest of 32 schools surveyed including Yale, Boston College, Georgetown and Princeton.
Consider 1948 graduate Bob Klein, who lives with his wife, Judy, also a Penn State graduate, in Center City.
He hasn't missed a homecoming in nearly 50 years. He's drawn by the football, not the hoopla.
A retired business owner, he has donated nearly $2 million to Penn State, which endowed a management professorship. He was vice chairman of a capital campaign, served as former chair of the alumni association, and won the distinguished alumni award.
Last week, a Penn State fund-raiser visited him in Philadelphia to let him know that the state, hurt by recent drops in revenue, was cutting its funding.
Klein wants to help his alma mater but worries about the economy himself.
"A whole lot of what I own is worth a heck of a lot less now," Klein, 83, said Friday at the Nittany Lion Inn, where he and his wife were staying for the weekend.
But he boasted that more than 100,000 applied for admission to Penn State this year, a sign of its popularity and a reason to make sure it thrives.
"They must be doing something right," he said.
Many college football games come with tailgate parties, but at Penn State they start days in advance, especially for those looking to win a prize.
"Welcome to our 'Homecoming for the Holidays,' " said 1992 graduate Madeline Martin, 38, a lawyer from Roxborough, as a team of student judges entered their tailgate canopy on Saturday.
Martin and her group - they have a Web site, 2thelion.com - were one of 11 tailgates that registered for the contest. They were judged on food, decoration and spirit.
Santa Claus, about the only red splash in this blue-and-white Christmas display, stood at the entrance, holding a Chihuahua in a blue fleece, as Yule songs played.
"Oh my God, that's so funny," judge Meghan Walsh, 20, a junior from Richboro in Bucks County, said.
Near a plate of cookies was scrawled a letter: "Dear Santa: This year, I would like go to Florida on Jan. 8 [the date of the national championship game], beat Michigan, beat Ohio State . . . "
Later, Martin's crew claimed their award, then headed into the game.
They were among more than 110,000 inside Beaver Stadium on Saturday afternoon, one of the largest crowds in Penn State history. It included a student section of 21,000, most in white shirts. The 92,000-student body (including branch campuses) had to vie by class for their season tickets online at a specified time. Each class sold out in under three minutes.
Also in the audience were celebrities, including the CEO of Nike, Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, and MSNBC's Hardball host, Chris Matthews.
The crowd, especially hungry for victory after losing the last nine games to rival Michigan, roared as the team took the field.
"If they happen to lose this one, this stadium could crumble," quipped John Black, who writes a newsletter on Penn State football games mailed to 160,000 alumni.
Things started off dicey with a missed snap, fumble and failed field goal. But late in the second half, Penn State scored its second touchdown and pulled within three. The Nittany Lion dropped in the end zone and popped off 14 one-arm push-ups to a delighted crowd. In the second half, he pumped a lot more, as Penn State won, 46-17.
Former mascot Kohlhepp watched from the stands.
"He delivered the goods," Kohlhepp said with pride of this year's Lion. "He's as good as the football team is."
Homecoming Numbers
Pennsylvania State University alumni: 467,701
In Pennsylvania: 267,255
Percentage who made donations in 2007: 17
Amount of donations in 2007: $51.5 million
Football revenue in 2006-07: $44 million
Beaver Stadium capacity: 107,282
First modern Penn State homecoming with a football game and parade: 1920 vs. Dartmouth
First homecoming queen: 1940
First king: 1973
SOURCE: Pennsylvania State University; Council for Aid to Education; U.S. Department of Education; Central Pennsylvania Convention and Visitors Bureau
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Contact staff writer Susan Snyder at 215-854-4693 or ssnyder@phillynews.com.
Posted: October 20, 2008 - 3:01 AM
Susan Snyder, Inquirer Staff Writer


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Home People Jan Johnson of Japantown's Panama Hotel: "Saving History Saves the Future"
Jan Johnson of Japantown's Panama Hotel: "Saving History Saves the Future"
Elaine Ikoma Ko, NA Post Contributor
Jan Johnson (in front of hotel).
Interview by Elaine Ikoma Ko, Special to The North American Post
All photos provided by Jan Johnson unless denoted otherwise.
Jan Johnson is a Pacific Northwest native who has traveled extensively in Italy. She purchased the Panama Hotel in 1985. It is the oldest operating hotel from pre-war Japantown, built in 1910 by the region's first Japanese American architect, Sabro Ozasa. Jan has preserved all the original physical structure of the hotel. Almost twenty years after her purchase, she renovated and opened Panama Coffee & Tea House, which today serves as an inviting gathering place.
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Jan Johnson is a well-known name, not just in Seattle but throughout the world. She has welcomed thousands of visitors to the historic Panama Hotel and Tea House in Seattle's Nihonmachi (Japantown) over the past nearly four decades. On any given day, you can see Jan fixing something in the boiler room, putting a new washer in a sink faucet, running up and down the stairs with a huge bundle of keys jangling from her waist (she knows exactly which ones go to each of the 102 rooms), checking in customers, conducting tours, and saying hello to her customers. But little is known about the woman who single-handedly took over this aging hotel and transformed it into a top destination for visitors around the globe. Jan's story is one of independence, resourcefulness, and undying love. This interview delves into who she is and how she is helping to write the annals of our living history.
A historical report on the Panama Hotel historicseattleorg
Q: While much has been written about the Panama Hotel, not much is known about you and your background. Can you share with our readers about you and your family roots?
I was born in Olympia, Washington, and after my parents divorced, my father resided in Olympia and my mother lived with her parents in West Seattle. Believe it or not, I do not know exactly what country my grandparents immigrated from in Europe. I do know that my father, Emerald Johnson, was an illegal immigrant, as he appeared to have no "papers" or passports and I was told that we were from a place that had "no boundaries or language." My mother's name was Mary Elizabeth Hill Arthur.
Yes, they had many stories, but no country was ever mentioned so I grew up not ever knowing about my family roots. Eventually, my mother remarried. So while I did hear many stories, they were just little fragments of history.
My parents were always working and now I understand why my father always had three jobs. (It was) due to his illegal status.
Jan in hotel basement with personal items Japanese Americans left behind before their WWII incarceration that were never reclaimed circa 1990 Today she conducts tours of this main basement area and that of Hashidate Yu in the hotels west basement below
At around age seven, I would take the Greyhound bus alone from Olympia to my grandparents' home in West Seattle and I liked to sit next to the bus driver for the best views.
What I remember is that I was drawn to the arts. At the tender age of seven, I would take the bus from West Seattle to downtown and transfer at First and Pike up to Broadway to The Cornish School of Allied Arts. I worked with sculpture, drawings, still life with charcoal, and I continued at Cornish through my school years. My professor kept much of my work.
I learned a lot from my father about carpentry and I especially loved working with natural wood and timbers fresh from the forests. Back then, there was no "babysitting" for kids so I traveled with him on some of his jobs. I remember the delight I had in painting the inside of kitchen cabinets and helping my dad with maintenance projects. So as fate would have it, art and working with my hands became part of my "repertoire."
Q: So at a young age, you learned about resourcefulness and independence. Where did it take you after you graduated from school?
I didn't know anything else but hard work. I was always extremely independent and I always worked. My first job was to sell fruit on the Olympia capitol grounds and it was my first introduction to how to make money.
I attended Seattle's E.C. Hughes Elementary School, Olympia's Lincoln Elementary School, Denny Junior High, and graduated from both Sealth High School in West Seattle and Olympia High School in Olympia.
I am also a visual person — I have to experience and see. I yearned to experience the arts — "the real thing" — so I wanted to visit Italy. After graduating from high school, I saved money for one-way airfare and I had $25 cash in my pocket when I arrived in Rome. I didn't tell my mother. The bag checker at the Fiumicino airport in Rome laughed at me as I didn't understand Italian. My first apartment in Rome overlooked the beautiful Piazza della Rotonda (the Pantheon), but had no heat — b-r-r-r! But I remember that I was continually mesmerized by the color of the light changing in the dome of the Pantheon, depending on the time of day or year.
Prior to going to Italy, I had a memorable experience that ties to Italy. I sailed on an 85-foot schooner in Mexico that was owned by a person named Captain Horace Brown and built in 1934 by Howard Hughes. We celebrated Thanksgiving that year with the family of Dan Lundberg on his boat. I was again treated to the beauty of the gorgeous wood on the boat which, by the way, is what I love about the Panama Hotel.
Years later in Italy, one day while looking for more work, I saw a job announcement for a "marinaio," which is Italian for a male sailor. They were looking for a boat person. There would never be a female considered for this type of work. It happened to be Lundberg's boat. I ended up working on the boat and traveled from Italy to Yugoslavia, and then later sailed on more boats in Greece. More gorgeous wood!
I lived in Italy for years, however, I never counted the years or ever referred to a clock or watch to keep track of time. All I remember is that I renewed my passport several times.
I did many things in Italy including helping to design clothing as I also loved working with textiles. Again, it fed my visual and design interests.
Q: So why did you return to Seattle and what did you do?
I vividly remember the devastation from World War II in Europe. I heard constant stories of military regimes, the nightly bombing with red skies burning with fire, hunger, and the ongoing toll on lives. I was ready to return home to Seattle which coincided with my father's unexpected death around the early 1980s.
My first introduction to the International District was when I stayed in what was the NP Hotel on Sixth Avenue South, right around the corner from the Panama Hotel, which at that time was owned by Takashi Hori and his wife Lily. I was drawn to the neighborhood because the area reminded me of Europe — very active streets with produce and food stands and many small businesses. Mr. Hori purchased the hotel in 1938.
Panama Hotel room with all original furniture including old refrigerator crate recycled as a closet 2022
When I first met the Horis, they were most welcoming to me as there were not many Caucasian women living in the neighborhood. And Mrs. Hori sewed! Beautiful fabrics! One day, Mr. Hori was working and showed me the old Japanese "sento" bathhouse in the basement, in the original condition, built at the early turn of the century. I was AMAZED!
And then he showed me the huge amount of personal belongings and trunks in the basement of those Japanese American families who left them when they were forcibly evacuated to the concentration camps during WWII. Maybe I was naive but I couldn't believe what I saw because I had never learned about the history of WWII. Then when I saw the trunks left behind, I saw the impact of the war here. This all deeply affected me.
Q: How did you come to buy the Panama Hotel?
One day, Mr. Hori informed me that he was planning to sell the hotel. My immediate reaction was sadness when thinking about how those trunks could be lost and recalling how the old Japantown at one time had everything one needed within just a few blocks. History was being lost.
So I asked him, "How much are you selling the building for?"
He looked at me and stated, "I already have several offers."
I replied, "I don't care!"
And then he laughed. But from that point on, I think he realized that I was very serious.
I made a full-price offer to him. I figured he earned it, buying the hotel years ago and working so hard to preserve it. And even after being evacuated to the camps, he came back and checked on the hotel three years later after a friend had maintained it for him. It must have been a shock because he originally thought only Japanese were being evacuated (not Japanese Americans), but later realized that he had only ten days to evacuate himself and his family. It all happened so quickly that many families asked Mr. Hori if they could store their belongings in his basement and soon the basement became full.
Jan and Takashi Hori former owner of Panama Hotel circa 1990s<br >Photo courtesy of Hori family
And amazingly, nothing was ever taken during the three years while they were incarcerated.
I began going to local banks looking for a loan for the down payment. I was turned down at every bank. Maybe I was naive but I kept going, undeterred. It was only later that I realized I had five attributes that didn't bode well for me at the time: I was female, single, unemployed, Caucasian, and had no credit.
Finally, I went to Bank of America and the officer gave me the loan papers, told me to bring them back to him. After I submitted the papers back, he stated, "You must be special because after all these years, people have been knocking down doors to buy this building and Mr. Hori chose you."
I got the loan and am forever grateful to the Horis for selling it to me.
Q: What were the early years like? Were you unprepared for what it took to operate an old hotel by yourself?
There have been many surprises along the way, of course. But the building was structurally very sound. At the time, the hotel was full and we made it through the early months with the help of two Hori close family friends, Katherine and Lutus Fujita (sisters), who stayed in the hotel and helped keep the hotel running at the highest level.
In the beginning, there were more longer-term residents and they were all staying for different lengths of time, and remarkably, they all remembered when their rent was due. Eventually, I wanted to set it up as a hotel because I wanted customers to learn about the history. My early years of training paid off and the Horis spent many months training me and showing me every nook and cranny inside the hotel. They are to be credited for preserving this hotel, and I also give credit to their daughter and son, Susan and Robert Hori, who have enthusiastically supported me.
To this day, I still marvel at the all-leather flooring and the grandeur of the front steps with brass handrails. The light in the hall varies depending on the time of day and year, just like the dome in Italy. I have kept the building, (its) physical attributes, fixtures and furniture as original. I have kept the beams and still operating refrigerator cooler in the tea house. I love the unpainted old-growth timber and the original wood crates that contained the refrigerators that have been recycled into closets.
Before coming here, I knew nothing about the incarceration. You come to visit the hotel and it is a language you feel and see: no words are needed. You will immediately feel and see its own truthful story.
I also learned from my father that you never ask the government and if you lose your job, you must find another job. So the only loan I ever took out was for the down payment. It took me eighteen years to save money, a little at a time, to renovate the Panama Coffee and Tea House. I have taken pride in displaying many personal artifacts, photos, and personal stories about the local Japanese American community.
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Q: What is being done with the trunks and personal items in the basement today? And what about the old sento bathhouse?
Mr. Hori tried to reach families to retrieve their items and many families told him to just get rid of the items. When I took over, I also tried to reach the families. Over recent years, many groups and individuals have begun to take interest in preserving and documenting this living history. Co-author Gail Dubrow's book "Sento at Sixth and Main" (2004) is an extraordinary book about the hotel and she helped to research and document many items. The National Park Service funded a grant to catalogue and document 8,500 items contained in the basement. Another amazing book is "Hotel on the Corner on the Bitter and Sweet" by Jamie Ford (2009).
My goal is to turn part of the building into a museum. Today, I am just the "custodian" but others have called me the "proprietress." I have always said that this building belongs to the community and the world and should be preserved for the young people to learn from. And, wouldn't it be great if the bathhouse could be restored to be operating again?
My belief is "saving history saves the future." I like to refer to the "silent voice of the Panama Hotel."
I recall an unfinished handwritten letter, dated April 8, 1942, we found and it said, "Dear Dad, we've gotten pretty far with our preparation for evacuation. Everything has been packed, but kept open, and…" The letter was never finished. We eventually found the owner of the letter — it was his brother writing to his father. Now in his 80s, he said how grateful he was that it was saved and how it gave him some closure. I have many stories of families and students sharing the impact from visiting this place.
For me, it is all about prevention so this incarceration and suffering from war can be prevented from happening again.
Q: What is in your future?
I would love to return to Italy and visit and spend time with friends and family and more meaningful adventures!
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Spider-Man: after No Way Home, what sequels and what future for the Marvel superhero? -…
Now that the Spider-Man trilogy starring Tom Holland has come to an end with No Way Home, what future can we imagine for the superhero? Will there be a sequel? Warning, spoilers.
Warning, spoilers. You are advised to have seen Spider-Man: No Way Home before continuing to read this article.
The last installment of the Spider-Man trilogy with Tom Holland, Spider-Man: No Way Home, concludes the superhero's adventures in the MCU but also celebrates three generations of Spider-Man.
In this new film, still directed by Jon Watts, Peter Parker summons the magic of Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) to cause the world to forget his identity as revealed by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal).
But the spell goes awry and opens the portal to the Multiverse to the villains of previous Spider-Man: The Green Goblin (Willem Dafoe), Doctor Octopus (Alfred Molina), The Lizard (Rhys Ifans), Electro (Jamie Foxx) and The Man. Sand (Thomas Haden Church).
These iconic Super Villains didn't come on their own from other dimensions, they brought back with them the other famous Spider-Man performers, namely Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. The trio manage to incapacitate the bad guys and bring everyone back to their respective universes.
Except that this mayhem caused by Peter and Doctor Strange comes at a price. The space-time has taken a hit and other visitors are trying to come into Peter's world. Only solution: that Doctor Strange cast the spell so that the whole world, even MJ (Zendaya), Ned (Jacob Batalon) and Happy (Jon Favreau), forget who Peter Parker is.
The young hero agrees to save the world and the final minutes of the film show Peter Parker alone and finding himself an apartment since May's (Marisa Tomei) death to lead his double life, without anyone knowing him. This sad epilogue thus marks the end of the Spider-Man adventure for Tom Holland, who has reached the end of his contract.
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A new trilogy?
If we were going to say goodbye to Tom Holland, it might not be the case after all. Big surprise: a few weeks ago, producer Amy Pascal revealed to Fandango that a new trilogy was in preparation with the British actor:
"This isn't the last movie we're going to do with Marvel and it's not the last Spider-Man. We're getting ready to do the next Spidey with Tom Holland and Marvel. There were three movies, and now we will focus on the next three. This is not the last of our MCU films. Marvel and Sony will continue to collaborate as partners. "
Tom Holland is therefore surely preparing to negotiate his next participation in the new adventures of Spider-Man. But will he always be the hero of this future trilogy? Nothing is less certain, considering the actor has been very busy since he first donned the Spider-Man costume.
He will soon be in the skin of Nathan Drake on Uncharted, scheduled for theaters in 2022, and should not without difficulty find other projects or even devote himself to his personal life. Will that give him the chance to don the full-time Spider-Man costume? Will he really want to? The actor had told GQ that he would not play Peter Parker all his life: "If I play Spider-Man after I turn 30, it's because I screwed up."
A sequel in the vein of New Generation?
So what are the possibilities for this new Spider-Man trilogy? With the start of the Multiverse in No Way Home, nothing more prevents Sony and Marvel from linking Tom Holland's Peter Parker with the other fabulous iteration of Spider-Man proposed in animation in 2018 with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: Into the Spider-Verse and therefore to stage Miles Morales and / or Spider-Gwen.
The new trilogy could therefore be inspired by the animated feature film and make Peter Parker, the mentor of Miles Morales. There are some clues in Spider-Man: No Way Home that suggest Sony and Marvel may be moving in this direction. When Electro is "healed" by the Peter Parker played by Andrew Garfield, he is disappointed that Spider-Man is not black and hopes there is one somewhere.
And there is one somewhere since Miles Morales is a mixed race Spider-Man with African-American and Hispanic origins. Another clue that links Peter Parker to Miles Morales is the FEAST, the homeless shelter present in Spider-Man video games, and in particular the one on Miles Morales released in 2020, the young man is also a volunteer. . This place appears in No Way Home and Aunt May works there before tragically passing away from the Green Goblin.
In memory of May, Peter might well help the refuge and meet a young Miles Morales there and pass the torch to him like in New Generation and in the video game. Will he meet him young or will we see an older Peter Parker? It will all depend on whether Marvel and Sony want to continue the plot straight after No Way Home.
The first installment of the new trilogy could perhaps simply be a kind of reboot and follow Peter Parker, who incidentally has a new costume at the end, closer to his predecessors, as in the other iterations, now alone in the game. world, become a photographer for the Daily Bugle, directed by J. Jonah Jameson (JK Simmons) and fulfill his duty as Spider-Man.
What enemies to face next?
Who says new films, says new enemies. We think first of Venom. And it would not be Tom Hardy but another actor since in the first post-credits scene of No Way Home, Venom was also brought into the dimension of Tom Holland but preferred to sip a few cocktails rather than join the other villains and train the Sinister Six.
He barely had time to finish his glasses when he is sent back to his universe, not without leaving a small trace of his passage, namely a small part of the symbiote. Which character will he infect to face Spider-Man if this lead is followed by the studios?
It could be Eugene "Flash" Thompson (Tony Revolori), interviewed by the Daily Bugle as an author, student and … patriot. And it is this last nomination which is interesting since in the comics, Flash is touched by the symbiote and becomes Agent Venom then Anti-Venom, kind of patriotic soldier.
Another antagonist comes to mind: Wilson Fisk alias The Kingpin, enemy of Peter Parker and Miles Morales in the animated film and the video game. This character was reintroduced in the fifth episode of the Hawkeye series as Vincent D'Onofrio, already behind this character in the Marvel's Daredevil series.
The demon of Hell's Kitchen also appears in No Way Home and it is Charlie Cox who takes over his role. Kevin Feige, the boss of Marvel Studios, having ruled that Daredevil was now integrated into the MCU, we can consider an alliance between Spider-Man and Daredevil to fight The Kingpin.
An exit from the MCU?
Another possibility, a new contract of Tom Holland with Sony could well exclude this Spider-Man from the MCU. As no one knows him anymore, neither MJ, nor Ned, nor the Avengers, Peter Parker could evolve on his side and be confronted with the villains of Sony, such as Venom (of Tom Hardy this time), of which a third film is in preparation. , or Morbius (Jared Leto), whose film will be released in 2022.
It is still too early to know the future of Spider-Man in the MCU but with the advent of the Multiverse, all the possibilities, all as enticing as the others, are to be considered. If we are to believe the expectations and desires of Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal, Tom Holland has the cards in his hands.
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City Council Given a Pay Raise
By Steve Hymon
June 15, 2005 12 AM PT
The Los Angeles City Council received some pleasant fiscal news of the personal sort -- a pay hike from $143,838 a year to $149,160.
The raise is retroactive to Jan. 1 and works out to about 3.7% -- almost double the cost-of-living raise that many city employees will receive.
Even before the raise, council members in Los Angeles received better pay than their counterparts in the nation's other large cities. A New York City council member receives $90,000.
"I'm very grateful for every dollar that I've earned from the city of Los Angeles since 1974," said Councilman Tom LaBonge. "I work very hard for the city. I have a family and I'm going to work even harder for the people of Los Angeles."
Raises are also coming for Mayor-elect Antonio Villaraigosa, Controller Laura Chick and City Atty. Rocky Delgadillo. The mayor's salary goes from $186,989 to $193,908, the controller's from $158,221 to $164,076, and the city attorney's from $172,605 to $178,992.
The Los Angeles City Charter has since 1990 tied the salaries of elected officials to those of Superior Court judges in California. In turn, the judges' pay is determined by a complicated formula that takes into account the average raise of all state employees.
In 2003, when a hiring freeze was in place in the city, seven of the 15 council members declined a raise and some others said they would donate their raises to charity.
But no one has yet turned down the latest increase, officials in the city controllers office said Tuesday.
"It's a seven-day workweek for me -- look at my schedule," Councilman Dennis Zine said. "I'm always at council, committee meetings and community meetings.... When you look at us, we're the same salary as Superior Court judges, but they get weekends and holidays off. We're always in public view, we can't make outside income."
Zine rejected the pay increase in 2003, although he later accepted it. He said that he's considering giving this year's raise to charity.
Besides pay, elected officials in Los Angeles get other compensation. For example, council members can either accept a $500 monthly car allowance or have the city provide them a car.
The cumulative raises for all 18 elected officials are $98,541 a year. The city's budget for fiscal 2005-06 is nearly $6 billion.


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Chromatics Release 'Blue Girl' EP
The band have also shared a new video
In the ongoing lead-up to Chromatics' long-awaited Dear Tommy album, the band have unveiled a new EP titled Blue Girl.
The record opens with the title track, then presents four variant versions of the same song — dubbed "Blue Girl (Say Goodbye)," "Blue Girl (Don't Say a Word)," "Blue Girl (Drumless)" and "Blue Girl (Instrumental)."
Just last week, Chromatics released a vinyl-only EP called Camera, while Johnny Jewel released his latest solo effort Themes for Television last month.
It's still unclear when Dear Tommy is going to arrive, though Jewel previously suggested it would be at some point this fall.
In the meantime, stream Blue Girl below via Italians Do It Better.
Chromatics have also treated "Blue Girl" to a music video. Watch it at the bottom of the page.
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