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Studio One Artist is excellent for Mac and Windows but you probably want to record on your iPad too. That's why PreSonus created free Capture Duo two-track recording software for iPad. Based on PreSonus' Capture live-recording software for StudioLive mixers, Capture Duo lets you record two stereo tracks using the AudioBox iTwo or any other iPad interface that supports Core Audio for iPad, including the iPad's built-in mic.
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With AudioBox iTwo, Capture Duo/Capture for iPad, and Studio One, hardware devices and software apps are integrated in one seamless system so you can record and produce your music anytime and anywhere.
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Nimbit was designed to take care of the hard stuff, so you can stay focused on your music and your fans. It handles payment processing for your sales, and if you like, you can let Nimbit do warehousing and fulfillment for your physical goods. That's not even close to all it can do. Turn to your Nimbit Dashboard, which shows you analytics such as your direct sales and how many new fans you have.
The AudioBox iOne and iTwo deliver excellent audio performance, thanks to PreSonus' newest, sweet-sounding Class A mic preamplifier and professional-quality, 24-bit converters that sample at up to 96 kHz.
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PreSonus designed AudioBox iTwo to excel as a mobile interface, so they built it to take a serious pounding and remain completely reliable. It's built like a small tank, with a metal chassis and knobs/jacks secured directly to the enclosure to reduce strain on the internal circuit board.
PreSonus includes an internal analog mixer with zero-latency monitoring, enabling you to monitor recorded tracks and overdubs with no annoying delay time. The iTwo lets you create your own mix.
PreSonus also included a Kensington key lock to keep your AudioBox i-series interface safe when you travel. And the iTwo has MIDI In and Out so you can use your keyboards and controllers.
Excellent sound quality. Easy to use. Well worth the money. Excellent interface.
Works with garage band which is what I needed.
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The color is nice and the metal chassis is really cool but the knobs feel cheap like plastic. I love the versatility of being able to record with iPad, Mac and even iPhone but I never liked that Presonus took so long to update it's software for the latest OS X update. I only got this b/c I was in a financial pinch and had to sell my Apogee Duet. So during those tough times I enjoyed it for what it was but I am definitely going back to Apogee.


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Source: Ericsson
Ericsson and KDDI to deploy 5G network
Ericsson to supply KDDI with radio access network gear for 5G spectrum bands
First commercial 5G services expected in March 2020
The two companies have been collaborating on 5G since November 2015, including successful joint 5G use case tests
Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC, news, filings) has been selected by communications service provider KDDI as the primary 5G vendor for next-generation network deployment in Japan. KDDI expects the first commercial live 5G services to be available from March 2020, with more than 93 percent coverage of 5G base station areas specified by Japan's telecom regulation body by the end of March 2025.
Under the agreement, Ericsson will supply KDDI with Radio Access Network equipment, including products and solutions from the Ericsson Radio System portfolio. These will allow KDDI to maximize its spectrum assets and enable the service provider to roll out commercial 5G services in several parts of Japan on their sub-6GHz and 28GHz bands for 5G New Radio (NR). KDDI's selection of Ericsson as a 5G vendor follows nearly four years of close collaboration on 5G between the companies.
Chris Houghton, Senior Vice President, Head of Market Area North East Asia, Ericsson, says: "Having established our important partnership with KDDI in 2013, we have now expanded our collaboration efforts. We are excited about our involvement in KDDI's 5G network buildout, which will provide a sound basis for our future collaboration as well as allowing our partner to offer users a whole new generation of mobile services."
Japan's telecom regulation body, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, allocated spectrum to communication service providers KDDI, SoftBank, NTT DOCOMO, and Rakuten in April 2019 in preparation for the 2020 launch of 5G services. The government ministry expressed its hope that the telecom industry would build 5G infrastructure on a broad scale, extending well beyond major cities into rural areas. KDDI reportedly aims to achieve 93.2 percent coverage of the 5G specified base station areas in Japan by the end of March 2025.
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Prime Minister of Canada
head of government for Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the head of government and cabinet ministers of Canada. The position is indirectly elected as the leader of the most seats in the House of Commons of Canada. In 2015, Justin Trudeau became the 23rd Prime Minister of Canada.
since November 4, 2015
Executive Branch of the Government of Canada
The Right Honourable (formal)
Prime Minister (informal)
Queen's Privy Council
24 Sussex Drive (under renovation)
Harrington Lake (seasonal)
Rideau Cottage (temporary)
80 Wellington St,
Appointer
At Her Majesty's pleasure
Constituting instrument
None (constitutional convention)
Deputy Prime Minister of Canada (vacant)
Can$347,400 (2018)[1]
pm.gc.ca
1 List of Prime Ministers
2 Living former prime ministers
List of Prime MinistersEdit
Term of office
John Macdonald Conservative Party July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873
Alexander Mackenzie Liberal Party November 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878
John Macdonald Conservative Party October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891
John Abbott Conservative Party June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892
John Thompson Conservative Party December 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894
Mackenzie Bowell Conservative Party December 12, 1894 – April 27, 1896
Charles Tupper Conservative Party May 1, 1896 – July 8, 1896
Wilfrid Laurier Liberal Party July 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911
Robert Borden Conservative Party October 10, 1911 – October 12, 1917
Robert Borden Unionist October 12, 1917 – July 12, 1920
Arthur Meighen Unionist July 10, 1920 – December 29, 1921
Mackenzie King Liberal Party December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926
Arthur Meighen Conservative Party June 29, 1926 – September 25, 1926
Mackenzie King Liberal Party September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930
Richard Bennett Conservative Party August 7, 1930 – October 23, 1935
Mackenzie King Liberal Party October 23, 1935 – November 25, 1948
Louis St. Laurent Liberal Party November 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957
John Diefenbaker Conservative Party June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963
Lester Pearson Liberal Party April 22, 1963 – April 20, 1968
Pierre Trudeau Liberal Party April 20, 1968 – June 3, 1979
Joe Clark Conservative Party June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980
Pierre Trudeau Liberal Party March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984
John Turner Liberal Party June 30, 1984 – September 17, 1984
Brian Mulroney Conservative Party September 17, 1984 – June 25, 1993
Kim Campbell Conservative Party June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993
Jean Chretien Liberal Party November 4, 1993 – December 12, 2003
Paul Martin Liberal Party December 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006
Stephen Harper Conservative Party February 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015
Justin Trudeau Liberal Party November 4, 2015 - present
Living former prime ministersEdit
As of January 2020, there are seven living former prime ministers of Canada, the oldest being John Turner (born 1929). The most recent former Prime Minister to die was Pierre Trudeau (Born 1919), on 28 September 2000. The living former prime ministers, in order of service, are:
Joe Clark
Jean Chrétien
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Celebrating 28 Years of Service | Chadsworth Columns: A Message from the Founder & CEO, Jeffrey L. Davis
Posted on June 16, 2015 by Chadsworth Columns
Chadsworth Incorporated's Founder & CEO, Jeffrey L. Davis
Mid-June Marks another year in the history books for Chadsworth Incorporated, as this summer we celebrate our 28th anniversary of serving the building industry. Each year, we make it a priority to learn something new, make something better, and – as always – provide the highest level of customer satisfaction.
At Chadsworth, we emphasize the significance of providing both paramount products and customer service. Because of these principles, we are grateful for the profound longevity of customer loyalty, and we welcome the continued growth of our future long-term customers as we near our third decade of service. Amazing customers – like you – are the impetus behind the expansion of Chadsworth's product offerings.
2014 saw an increase in new, exclusive column molds as well as an abundance of original architectural products. In 2015, we will continue to aim at making your Chadsworth experience seamless, remarkable, and unparalleled.
Happy 28th Anniversary, Chadsworth Incorporated!
– Jeffrey L. Davis, Founder & CEO
CELEBRATING TWENTY–EIGHT YEARS
OF SERVICE
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The Rise of Chadsworth Columns – A Discussion with Founder & Principal Designer, Jeffrey L. Davis
Posted on May 23, 2011 by Chadsworth Columns
THE RISE OF CHADSWORTH COLUMNS
A DISCUSSION WITH FOUNDER & PRINCIPAL DESIGNER – JEFFREY L. DAVIS
Featured in Period Homes Online Magazine (view article online.)
A Career in Columns
By Gordon Bock
As the essence of ancient Western architecture, columns have been supporting buildings for nearly three millennia, but that doesn't mean they've been unchanged over this long history. Rediscovered during the Renaissance, columns were effectively reinvented in materials as well as uses for the Georgian and Neoclassical styles, and they've morphed again with their newfound popularity in the last quarter century. One of the companies that helped bring columns to new heights is Wilmington, NC-based Chadsworth Incorporated, run by Jeffrey Davis.
What drew Davis to columns as a business was not only a love of Classical architecture, but also a fresh perspective on the building material industry. Back in 1987, Davis was working in the telecommunications field in Atlanta, where he had moved right after college. "I think I was 26 at the time," he says, "and though doing well, I was tired of working for other people and just wanted to start my own company."
All the while, Davis was studying how building products were being marketed. "Products were going through lumberyards, a two-step distribution system, and I thought that anything out of the ordinary and difficult to deal – like columns – was being mishandled due to miscommunication," he says, noting that while an architect may know about columns, builders and most other people who go to a lumberyard know little about them. "So I thought that if you went directly from the manufacturer to the end user, working directly with the architect from their plans, you could skip over the two-step distributor system and be profitable – and I was correct."
Davis recalls how Chadsworth was "kind of successful" right from the beginning. The project that gave them a running start was doing showrooms for Hickory Chair and its parent company, Lane Furniture. Disney World was another large client at the time. "We supplied columns for the MGM back studio tours, where they were re-creating New York street scenes that you can still see," says Davis. It didn't hurt that Robert Stern and others were designing houses and condominiums in Florida and other parts of the South that were using columns.
Davis notes that there were also new materials coming out. "Wood columns are what I started with – and they're still my love – but the industry needed a product that was not wood," he says, noting that when he studied the fiberglass columns available then, they didn't look very good. "Everybody's always trying to produce a less expensive product for the market, so in the wood column industry, you have nice, architecturally correct columns, and then you have builder-grade wood columns, which are less expensive because they are made out of thinner lumber and bases, capitals and astragals that are proportionally leaner. And without thinking about it, those manufacturers were just producing fiberglass columns from the lower-grade wood columns." In response, Davis decided to take Chadsworth's top-of-the-line Tuscan column and produce it in FRP (fiberglass reinforced polymer). The result became the start of the company's PolyStone® line of composite columns.
Stylobate School
Fiberglass columns are typically made with one of two different processes. Filament-wound columns are similar in technology to the large water slides seen at water parks, where the glass fibers and resin are formed into a cylinder. Other columns may be manufactured much as a boat hul isl, with glass fibers and mats laid up in a mold and saturated with resin. Both methods produce a column that is relatively light in weight and therefore easy to install. By comparison, PolyStone® (a technology widely used generically for casting that combines resin and stone dust) is much heavier. "If you had a two-story PolyStone® column," says Davis, "it would take a crane to install it, whereas three guys could lift and install an equal size spun-cast or laid-up fiberglass column very easily."
Davis says it's important for architects to understand that columns in the fiberglass world are sized in nominal dimensions – that is, the closest common value to the dimensions specified, but not the finished dimensions. "Let's say an architect specifies a 10-in. by 8-ft. column," he says. "That column is not going to be 10 ins. at the bottom diameter, tapering to 8 inches at the top. Our PolyStone® column, for example, would be 9 5/8 ins. at the bottom, but somebody else who wants to manufacture a less expensive column will make it 9¼ ins. at the bottom." This is because the price of fiberglass resin fluctuates with the price of oil, and thus the easiest way to reduce the cost of a column is to cut down on proportions. The other way to economize is in mixture. "Cost is also determined by what you mix with the resin – say marble dust," says Davis. "The more filler you use, the less resin you need, and the price goes down."
Pillars of a Business
When asked what column among the diverse Chadsworth offerings leads the pack, Davis says it depends upon how you look at it. "In dollar volume it would be our wood columns," he says, "but in units it would be our PolyStone® columns." New construction has always been the majority of the business, but over the last few years, sales for restorations and additions have increased. He adds that because the company operates as a mail-order business, and now as an Internet business, it sells all over the world. "In the past few years we've shipped to London, the Virgin Islands, Japan, China, Europe, Switzerland, Austria and France," he says. "Manufacturing is pretty far flung as well, with facilities in Alabama, Utah and Chicago."
Who buys Chadsworth's columns? In a residential project, a lot of times the architect calls first, then Chadsworth might – or might not – deal with the homeowner, and then it will probably deal with the builder. Or it might just deal with the homeowner, who will then deal with the builder. "We have to put on several hats in the process," says Davis. "It just depends upon the type of project."
The take-on-all-comers concept is not limited to the consumer side either. "Not only do we manufacture our own products, with our online store and with our mail-order business, but we also now distribute a majority of our competitors' products," says Davis, noting that it sounds contradictory but, true to form, it's an idea that serves manufacturers as well as end users. "It started because we had a lot of people call us looking for replacement products – say a column or base they had bought originally from another company – and we wanted to be able to provide that for them." In fact, several manufacturers felt that since Chadsworth was already talking to the customer, it might as well take care of the sale for them. Davis says that this arrangement supplies a need because there are other manufacturers in the industry who don't have the sales force or marketing presence to get the reach they deserve. Conversely, it doesn't make sense for Chadsworth to manufacture every type of product. "We're never going to make an aluminum column," says Davis, "but where somebody might want an aluminum column, we want to be able to say we can sell them one."
Column as They See Them
On top of its over 2,000 standard offerings, Chadsworth doesn't balk at taking on custom or unusual work if the budget and timing allow. One recent project involved replicating capitals for a historic building in Virginia; another involved creating 300 linear ft. of Tuscan entablature for a job in Jackson, WY. "Personally, I love that work," says Davis, "because there's a lot to it and it's challenging."
Even though the company's strength is Classical architecture, Chadsworth doesn't turn away contemporary architects or concepts. "I think the most original design was an artist's paintbrush – not a flat house paintbrush but the round kind, which was adapted to work as a column," says Davis. Chadsworth also handles requests for academically correct columns, such as an order from the University of Notre Dame, where students are building an exacting scale model of one corner of the Parthenon. They also supply pilasters and octagonal columns – "almost anything you can think of," says Davis.
Not surprisingly, a non-Classical idea can grow into a standard product, such as columns and supports for bungalows and other Arts and Crafts buildings. "I was looking at a couple of books on bungalows, and admiring all the porches in them, and thought, 'Why aren't we producing this kind of column?'" says Davis. To make the line readily affordable, as well as a feature a craftsperson or homeowner could use on the jobsite pretty easily, Chadsworth chose to make the bungalow line in a new material, advanced cellular vinyl. And should your Arts and Crafts or Colonial Revival house need the perfect landscape complement, Chadsworth even makes all the parts to build a pergola. While Davis says that pergolas are not a big market, they're a natural adjunct to the column market and an ideal fit with the business. "They're not mass produced," he says. "It's something unique that each architect or designer can design for themselves – in fact I had one designed for my home." What better way to enjoy the beauty of columns than as columns for columns' sake.
Gordon Bock is a writer, architectural historian, technical consultant and lecturer, as well as co-author of the forthcoming book The Vintage House.
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Jeffrey L. Davis Joins Board of the Institute of Classical Architecture & Art
Posted on April 1, 2002 by Chadsworth Columns
WILMINGTON, N.C., April 1, 2002 — The Institute, associated with the prestigious New York Academy of Art, provides educational programs for in-depth instruction in the classicism of design, decoration, construction, and preservation of architecture. The Institute provides current and future members a chance to receive advance training in classical building, in both its technical and artistic dimensions.
The Institute of Classical Architecture & Art operates under the aegis of the New York Academy of Art, a school founded in 1982 by a group of painters, sculptors, critics, scholars, and collectors committed to the advancement of fine arts education
in the figurative tradition. With its significant program in architectural studies, the Academy of Art is the foremost institution in the world dedicated to representational art instruction.
Mr. Davis founded Chadsworth's 1.800.COLUMNS fifteen years ago, along with members of his family. Chadsworth Columns is well known for authentic replication of Greek, Roman, and Classic Architectural Columns. The company combines modern materials & technology with classical design & workmanship to create architectural columns in the manner of ancient artisans.
The successful growth and expansion of Chadsworth's 1.800.COLUMNS over the last fifteen years is attributed directly to the quality of the product, the attention to detail, and the excellent customer service.
Mr. Davis joins an illustrious board whose membership includes author Tom Wolfe, publisher Chris Forbes, and former Governor of New York, Hugh Carey, as well as members of the building profession and the arts.
The dynamic young businessman is also active in civic and cultural organizations in Atlanta, Wilmington, and the southeast.
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THE DAILY JOURNAL, dtd. 06/15/2009 wrote: The San Mateo Daily Journal
A long strange trip: Pot advocate facing federal charges
June 15, 2009, By Bill Silverfarb
Pot advocate facing federal charges after living the life of a fugitive
It was a chilly January morning in 2002 when Ken Hayes Jr., his partner Cheryl and their toddler Madeline finished packing up a U-Haul truck ready to leave their cozy Petaluma farm for a new life in Canada.
The family was desperate to leave as Hayes feared an imminent arrest by Federal Drug Enforcement Agency officers.
He sensed they were coming. He just didn't know when.
As the three hopped in the truck with their parrot Romeo, ready to take the long drive to Vancouver, a car rolled into the driveway.
It wasn't the DEA. It was Hayes' mother and father.
They showed up unannounced to convince the family to stay. But it was too late. Their son's mind was set. He was leaving and there was a real chance he was never coming back.
Hayes founded the now-defunct Harm Reduction Center in San Francisco in 2000. He dispensed cannabis to sick and dying people and offered counseling to heroin and crack addicts. For a while, he was one of the most respected medical marijuana advocates in San Francisco, having the support of former District Attorney Terence Hallinan, and then Supervisor Mark Leno and current Supervisor Chris Daly.
Hallinan, in fact, testified on Hayes' behalf in Sonoma County on charges of cultivating and distributing up to 1,000 marijuana plants. Hayes was represented at the time by attorney Bill Panzer, the man who helped write Proposition 215, The Compassionate Use of Marijuana Act passed by state voters in 1996.
A jury acquitted him and another defendant in the fall of 2001. The courtroom victory left Hayes feeling triumphant and righteous.
Then the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 hit and the world changed for everyone. Hayes thought, however, the federal government might take it easy on cannabis dispensaries in California since there were much more pressing matters at hand.
He was wrong.
The Drug Enforcement Agency actually stepped up its efforts to close down cannabis dispensaries across the state following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11.
Hayes knew he would be a target by the DEA because he had made himself a figurehead in San Francisco's pot club industry. He organized patients' rights rallies frequently and donated time and money to politicians sympathetic to the cause. He knew his court victory in Sonoma County was also likely to bring on the DEA's fury.
He had a choice that chilly morning on his farm in 2002. Stay and face the music, or leave and start a new life.
He chose to leave and become a runaway from the law.
It was a decision that would nearly tear his family apart.
Traveling the world
Getting into Canada wasn't exactly easy. It's a long story that left his daughter and partner safe across the border into Canada and Hayes stuck in Washington state with 53 cents in his pocket. He made it in somehow just as the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency was preparing an affidavit for an arrest warrant.
In Canada, Hayes filed for refugee status on the grounds he couldn't get a fair trial in the United States. The process took 18 months and was finally denied. The family lived happily in Vancouver, however, running an alternative medicine shop called "The Spirit Within." After three years, though, Canada had its share of Hayes. He was given a "departure order." He didn't have to go back to the United States, but he couldn't stay in Canada.
His daughter Maddie's mother, though, decided it was time to come back home to the Bay Area and a more stable life.
Hayes would now be alone in his flight for freedom of prosecution.
Meanwhile, the DEA listed Hayes as a dangerous cocaine trafficker on its Web site.
This was an obstacle for the fugitive since he could face extradition depending on what foreign land he ended up in.
He traveled to many foreign lands over the next three years. There was his trip to Thailand where he went to offer assistance after a tsunami devastated parts of Southeast Asia. There was his year in Cambodia where he worked in a medical clinic and offered HIV outreach to remote villages.
From San Bruno to marijuana advocacy
Hayes had always wanted to be a doctor since his days as a young man growing up in San Bruno. It was his Halloween costume when he was vice president of the Associated Students at Skyline College. At the University of California Santa Cruz in the late 1980s he studied psychobiology, pre-med. But he never made it to medical school, there were other distractions. Hayes was a Deadhead with the Volkswagen van to prove it.
He embraced the hippie gatherings at Dead shows and partook in its counterculture debauchery.
At Dead gatherings, Hayes met marijuana advocates who helped him forge his own beliefs on the plant's effectiveness as a medical option.
Medical marijuana advocacy would become his life's pursuit, a pursuit that didn't exactly thrill his conservative parents.
His parents, however, remained supportive of their son through the years even while he trotted the globe as a federal fugitive where he finally ended up enrolled in Ovidius University of Constanta Medical School in Romania. His mother even brought Madeline to see her father in Eastern Europe. It was a brief visit that left Hayes longing for his daughter's company.
Maddie would ultimately take a long plane trip all by herself from San Francisco to Europe to reunite and live with her father. She was barely 8 at the time.
Hayes had his daughter and was enrolled in medical school. Life was good. Until, that is, he got in trouble in Romania.
Locked up
Hayes was accused of growing ayahuasca, a plant containing the psychedelic drug dimethyltryptamine or DMT, used in spiritual practices by shamans in South America.
Romania didn't take too kindly to the foreigner, however, threatening him with up to 24 years in prison, and locking him up in what amounted to a dungeon for more than seven months. On the day he was arrested in Romania, his daughter Maddie was studying the country's language in school. She, too was taken into Romanian custody and sent to an orphanage. Hayes' quest for a happy life with his daughter had come to an end. The worry consumed him and the dank, dark room he sat in each day with only a bucket for company left him nearly mad.
Fortunately, Maddie's mom came quick to her daughter's aid, sweeping her back to the safe confines of the Portola Highlands in San Bruno within days of Hayes' arrest.
Meanwhile, confinement left Hayes suicidal.
He was ready for extradition. He'd rather come home to the United States and face federal charges than languish in a Romanian jail. He was a skinny, disheveled man by the time Romania turned him over to the United States.
Coming home
But he was finally ready to face the music. After all, there was a new president now with an administration hinting at making marijuana crimes less of a priority for prosecutors.
U.S. prosecutors, however, would not relent in Hayes' case. Rather than face those prosecutors in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, Hayes pleaded guilty recently, with attorney Bill Panzer representing him, to felony charges of cultivating up to 99 marijuana plants for distribution and for not claiming $25,000 in income from 2001.
He now awaits sentencing. The maximum punishment for the crime is 20 years but prosecutors are only seeking a 16-month sentence. U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer presides over the case, however, and has a history of leniency in sentencing marijuana crimes.
He sentenced pot guru Ed Rosenthal to only one day following his conviction on similar charges in 2003.
In fact, the charges Hayes pleaded guilty to nearly mirror Rosenthal's case.
His sentencing is Aug. 5.
"I don't want to go to jail. If I end up in jail I'm not going to complain about it. I'll accept my fate," he said.
At 41, the former pot advocate, fugitive and Deadhead is living with his parents at his childhood San Bruno home.
His daughter Maddie lives across the street with her mom. They get to see each other every day. Hayes walks Maddie to and from school most days and volunteers in her class teaching 10 year olds long division.
He thinks back on that chilly morning in Petaluma in 2002 when his parents asked him to stay. He knows he could have put all this trouble behind him years ago and save himself and family lots of heartache.
But he takes great joy in his daughter's presence and cherishes who she's become through it all. Her long strange trip with dad has turned her into a person who stands up for change, a person who knows sometimes things in this world aren't right.
Bill Silverfarb can be reached by e-mail: silverfarb@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 106.
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Rangefinder Cameras are a revelation to photographers who are starting to delve into more exotic kinds of gear. At first glance, to the developing photographer, rangefinders can look like toylike and less than worthy of your new found skillz. There are good reasons why rangefinders can look a bit 'r Us.
The viewfinder is a separate window that doesn't go through the lens like an SLR. Isn't that how cheap cameras compose the image?
This is a good thing. A lot of the bulk of a SLR body comes from that nifty mirror tool that shows you what is happening through the lens. When you fire the shutter, the mirror flips up with a "slapping" sound, and the image is captured on the film / sensor behind. The shutter closes, and the mirror pops back down.
Voigtlander R4a – a great starter rangefinder.
The composition window of a rangefinder is slightly offset. It does not ever "blackout" like an SLR – so you can always see what is happening. The windows are usually quite well suited to "two eyed" photography. You can often keep both eyes open, yet still focus and compose your image. Even in "one eye" mode, the RF viewfinder is usually bigger than the image space.
The viewfinder will have lines marked to indicate the frame which will hit your film, called "framelines". Most viewfinders are larger than the frame lines, so you can see what is about to come in and out of shot, whereas SLR viewfinders are pretty much shows ONLY the shot – no more no less.
Some cameras automatically illuminate the correct set of framelines when you connect the lens. Some cameras have a dial you manually select the framelines with. Some just have multiple framelines in the viewfinder, and you have to remember which ones are the right ones for the lens you have on the body.
Not having a noisy mirror slapping up and down in the body makes rangefinders almost silent to use. I was lucky enough to trial a Bessa 3 and was constantly wondering if the shutter had fired or not – it was that quiet and virtually vibration free. Rangefinders are very quiet, and the reduction in internal movements required to take a shot leads to sharper, shake-free, images.
Rangefinders are particularly useful for street photography for this reason. Nobody is really sure if you have taken a shot or not, they are so damn quiet. The lack of internal mirror system also reduces both the size of the body, and the size of the lenses – which are tiny and light for the same quality as an SLR lens. Rangefinders just don't need a big hunk of metal and glass to take high quality shots.
As you are not looking through the lens, 99% of rangefinder lenses are primes. Just one focal length. Use your feet to zoom in and out. Being prime lenses, you can get some crazy apertures – F2, F1.4, even F0.9! I prefer prime lenses for all my cameras when out walking. I just hate fiddling with a zoom as I am trying to compose.
Using prime lenses trains you to be a better photographer, I believe.
Being smaller, they are less threatening than an SLR for subjects. They just look like an "Uncle Arthur" camera. With a smaller body, and very small lenses, rangefinders are light and mobile – perfectly suited for street photography.
Got it? Great! The trick is to get us a straight plane or line in your viewfinder to focus – it is easy to see a "break" in a straight line in the focus spot and get an accurate result.
It only takes a second or two to focus, depending on your dexterity, but it is no auto focus. There are no autofocus rangefinders (well there is one, but the debate rages on the interwebs if the autofocus Contax systems are true rangefinders).
You can use hyperfocal focusing very effectively though. Once you set up your lens properly, everything in excess of a calculated distance to infinity will be in focus, eg: from 3m to infinity. You just have to point the camera in the direction and pull the trigger. The wider the lens, the closer the focus distance minimum becomes. I just wish I had the temperament and courage to use it. There is more information here.
The greatest thing about shooting with a rangefinder is knowing you are walking in the footsteps of some of the greatest. Robert Capa, Larry Burrows, and Henri Cartier-Bresson all used them. Knowing I have a similar camera in my hands never fails to inspire me. A bit like motorcyclists who nod at each other, there is a knowing between people who can recognise a rangefinder. I get asked engaged most often by randoms when I have a rangefinder out – other photographers who know.
The shot of the couple kissing here demonstrates the potential outcomes using rangefinders for street photography.
21mm F4 Lens attached – the wide angle meant the camera was actually not pointing in their direction, despite capturing them in the frame.
I was less than a metre away from them – the camera shutter is virtually silent and did not alert them. Although I suspect it would have taken a fair bit to interrupt their "moment".
I used a patient "camping" technique to get the shot. I just stood on the corner of Elizabeth and Flinders Streets and waited for people to come into frame. The corner is very busy, with lots of people pusing through. I stood behind a telegraph pole so that I would not be "moved along" by the crowds, and just waited for image opportunities to present themselves.


Here I've compiled a list of interesting sources of Enigma and codebreaking information on the Net.
A large page dealing with the Enigma and concentrates on the pre-war Polish efforts to understand the machine. Includes some interesting links to other pages.
A very good introduction on the technology.
A lot of the Enigma links I used to have here have been reported not to work anymore so I've removed them.


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From No Child Left Behind To Every Child A Graduate: Connecting Local Priorities To National Opportunities
8:30 am – 11:30 am EST First Unitarian Church of Oakland Oakland, CA
Connecting Local Priorities to National Opportunities
Bay Area Leaders Discuss the Promises of High School Reform
Sponsored by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Education Fund,the School Redesign Network at Stanford University, the San Francisco Education Fund, and the Alliance for Excellent Education with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Key stakeholders from across the Bay Area gathered on July 20 at the First Unitarian Church of Oakland for a summit on high school reform. More than 110 educators, policymakers, civil rights leaders, community activists and other stakeholders met to discuss high school reform efforts taking place in the West Contra Costa, Oakland, and San Francisco Unified School Districts. Additionally, participants were encouraged to consider ways that federal initiatives could be informed by and support local reform.
Kimberly Thomas Rapp, director of law and public policy at the Equal Justice Society, opened the summit with thoughts on the importance of education to broader societal goals and aspirations. Paraphrasing President Lyndon B. Johnson, she suggested that, while improving education will not by itself address the nation's civil rights concerns, without addressing that critical factor, the national goal of a just and equitable society cannot be met.
Bob Wise, president of the Alliance for Excellent Education and former governor of West Virginia, acknowledged the expertise in the room and thanked the audience for recognizing the importance of the subject of high school reform with their presence. During his remarks, Wise discussed the newly formed Campaign for High School Equity (CHSE), noting that "The particular focus of the CHSE, a partnership of nine major national civil rights organizations and the Alliance for Excellent Education, is to ensure that federal policy is supportive of the six million students most at risk of failing to graduate from high school." He went on to share national and California-specific student performance data as a way of putting in context the need for effective reform, and ended by explaining the federal government's investment in high schools—or relative lack thereof—and graphically demonstrating the different levels of federal investment in K–12 education through a presentation of "The Missing Middle," a chart showing the Department of Education's program funding levels.
The first session of the forum, Meeting the Goal of Every Child a Graduate Prepared for College, Work, and Life: How are We Doing as a Nation, State, and as a Bay Area Community?, featured Greg Peters, center director at the San Francisco Coalition of Essential Schools; LaShawn Routé-Chatmon, executive director of the Bay Area Coalition of Equitable Schools; and Wendell Greer, associate superintendent for secondary schools at West Contra Costa Unified School District. Each speaker discussed the context in which reform was taking place in their district and provided an analysis of the successes that have been achieved and the challenges that lie ahead. Afterwards, each speaker commented on how the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) could be improved to better support local reform efforts at the high school level.
Following the first session, members of the audience and speakers alike engaged in a rich dialogue about the Bay Area's current reform efforts. Moderated by Ash Vasudeva, deputy director of the School Redesign Network at Stanford University, the forum attendees discussed issues ranging from parental involvement in high schools to the need for a greater federal investment in school leadership.
The second session, Working Together to Leverage the Federal Government's Role in High School Improvement, featured Cynthia Medina, coordinator for bilingual education at the Alameda County Office of Education; Angel Luevano, vice president for the Far West for the League of United Latin American Citizens; and David Goldberg, program manager and zpecial counsel, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights. Each panelist discussed ways in which the reauthorization of NCLB could be leveraged to support local high school improvement efforts. Bethany Little, vice president for policy and federal advocacy at the Alliance for Excellent Education, moderated the session, setting the stage for the conversation by pointing out that currently, NCLB is "in need of improvement" with regard to high schools. She also addressed the need for federal assistance to improve the nation's "dropout factories" (schools where less than 60 percent of high school students do not graduate within four years).
Forum attendees also had an opportunity to weigh in on how the federal government could further support high school improvement during a dialogue moderated by Little. Many audience members remarked on NCLB's punitive nature and suggested that the law provide additional support to low-performing schools. Several others discussed the need to improve assessments and called for more sophisticated measures of student achievement at the high school level.
Welcoming U.S. Representatives George Miller (D-CA), chair of the Education and Labor Committee, and Barbara Lee (D-CA), member of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, both of whom joined the summit at this point in the proceedings, Governor Wise provided an overview of the morning's discussions. He noted the attendees' strong interest in and concern about, in particular, the need for more local decisionmaking regarding school improvement supported by federal programs and regulation; the need for systemic district change; the needs of English language learner (ELL) students; the importance of gathering useful data to inform decisionmaking; and the need to reduce the incentive for schools to push poorly performing students out of school as a way to improve measures related to accountability.
Both members of Congress received standing ovations prior to their remarks from summit participants as they were introduced. Representative Lee emphasized the importance of making sure that all children have a real future. She noted that the "promise" of public education has not been kept for all children, but stressed the need to continue fighting to ensure that all students, regardless of race, class, or income, become beneficiaries of the American Dream.
Congressman Miller discussed some of the battles he has been involved in as chair of the Education and Labor Committee, particularly around the reauthorization of NCLB. Noting that he was a "proud author of NCLB," Miller added that he "wanted to be the proud author of an NCLB that works." The chairman also shared his growing interest in growth models as one of the ways to improve NCLB accountability requirements, and talked about the statewide longitudinal data systems necessary for their use. Specifically addressing the needs of high schools, Miller said that the law needs to ensure an honest definition of graduation rates, "not a definition that can be gamed by locals who are embarrassed or don't know what to do about their graduation rate." In addition to honest graduation rate calculations, Chairman Miller recognized the need for improved assessments, saying he thought the nation would move toward them, possibly as the result of a group of governors leading the way in developing some common assessments.
Following his remarks, Chairman Miller responded to questions from the audience, addressing a variety of issues related to NCLB and its reauthorization.
Governor Wise closed the summit by thanking everyone for their attendance and briefly commented on three themes: the federal role in school improvement, the responsibility everyone has to all students and the magnitude of the moment with regard to education reform at the local, state and national level. With regard to the latter, Governor Wise compared the importance of today's reform efforts to that of the 1958 passing of the National Defense Education Act following the Soviet launch of Sputnik and the 1983 release of A Nation At Risk.
I. Opening Remarks Audio (MP3)* (Part 1)
Kimberly Thomas Rapp
Director of Law and Public Policy, Equal Justice Society Video
II. SESSION ONE: Meeting the Goal of Every Child a Graduate Prepared for College, Work, and Life: How are We Doing as a Nation, State, and as a Bay Area Community?
Introductory Keynote
Governor Bob Wise
President, Alliance for Excellent Education Video
The Bay Area High School Reform Story Video
Reform leaders in the Oakland, San Francisco, and West Contra Costa Unified School Districts will describe the accomplishments realized thus far in secondary reform, the challenges that remain, and the additional support needed to expand success to all secondary schools in their districts.
LaShawn Routé-Chatmon
Executive Director, Bay Area Coalition of Equitable Schools
Center Director, San Francisco Coalition of Essential Schools
Wendell Greer
Associate Supt. for Secondary Schools,West Contra Costa Unified School District
Facilitated Discussion Video
Ash Vasudeva
Deputy Director, School Redesign Network at Stanford University
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Opening Comments by Facilitator Video
Bethany Little
Vice President for Policy and Federal Advocacy,Alliance for Excellent Education
Panel Discussion Video
How might an alternate and expanded federal role in supporting high school improvement efforts impact the Oakland, San Francisco, and West Contra Costa Unified School Districts?
David J. Goldberg
Program Manager and Special Counsel, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
Angel Luevano
Vice President for the Far West, League of United Latin American Citizens
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Overview of Morning Discussion Video
Bob Wise
President, Alliance for Excellent Education
Introduction of Luncheon Keynote Address Speaker
U.S. Representative Barbara Lee
Member, Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Video
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Chair, Education and Labor Committee Video
Audience Q&A Video
V. Conclusion and Closing Remarks Video
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Is ranked joint 13900th with 38 other trigs (more).
Visited today on a geocaching walk.
Deane church. Gates open. Large flagstaff. Still foggy.
Looks a pleasant building but gates still locked and flagstaff still there.
Gates locked but flagstaff tops tower.
Nice tower and flagstaff visible.


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ASSA ABLOY give Designing Out Crime Officers a tour of their factory to see how locks, cylinders and keys are made
Designing Out Crime Officers (DOCOs) from three police forces were treated to a glimpse behind the scenes during a visit to ASSA ABLOY's largest manufacturing site in the UK at Willenhall, West Midlands, on Wednesday, 15 January.
The DOCOs from police forces in Cheshire, West Mercia and West Midlands were given a guided tour around the factory to see and learn how a wide range of locks, cylinders and keys are made.
They also watched a demonstration of how a door is put through its paces as part of the PAS 24 standard using tools ranging from a screwdriver to a hefty ram – similar to those used by police officers carrying out raids on domestic properties.
The visit was organised by Secured by Design (SBD), a police organisation which works alongside police forces around the UK, to 'build in' security measures and techniques into new and refurbished buildings in a wide range of sectors including residential, education, health, transportation, commercial and sport and leisure.
More than one million homes have been built to SBD's crime prevention standards over the last 20 years with reductions in crime of up to 87% in new homes.
DOCOs, who are mostly based in police stations, work with designers, architects, developers and local planning authorities to incorporate crime prevention measures from the initial concept and planning stages through to final construction.
ASSA ABLOY specialises in door opening solutions. It operates in more than 70 countries with over 48,000 employees. Customers come from the institutional, commercial and residential marketplaces.
The site visit focused on two of ASSA ABLOY's key brands Yale and Mul-T-Lock.
The visit included a demonstration in the factory's dedicated residential showroom of Yale's range of mobile phone app controlled smart, interconnected security products, including door locks, alarms and CCTV cameras.
There was also a presentation from Suresh Peri, Commercial & Technical Manager, of Mul-T-Lock, who explained their innovative eCLIQ technology, which allows both the granting and removing of access permissions remotely – an advanced system, which won Product of the Year at the National Locksmith Awards in December 2019.
Visiting the ASSA ABLOY Portobello site at School Street, Willenhall, West Midlands were Alison Gabbott, Mark Cotton and Colin Marples from Cheshire; Peter Aston and Jacqueline Godfrey-Hunt from West Mercia; and Adrian Bartlett from West Midlands. Also attending was Richard Waterhouse from Bromsgrove and Redditch Council.
Hazel Goss, SBD Development Officer, (pictured centre front above) who arranged the visit, said: "We all had an amazing day at ASSA ABLOY, learning about what they do, seeing their new products and enjoying a factory tour. Their factory and operations are on such a huge and impressive scale. It's great to see at first-hand how everything comes together to make the final products.
"On behalf of the Designing Out Crime Officers, I want to say a big thank you to the company for their time and hospitality. I am looking forward to arranging another visit for those Designing Out Crime Officers who unfortunately were unable to come on this occasion."
ASSA ABLOY's Martin Ward, Mechanical Senior Product Manager-Yale UK, said: "Yale are committed to developing products that keep our customers, and their properties, safe. That's why we're proud to work closely with the experts from Secured by Design to design out crime. We welcomed the opportunity to show them the measures we have in place and the exciting plans we have for the future.
"We'd like to thank Secured by Design for taking the time to visit our site at Portobello and for their continued efforts to keep our homes safe with stringent security measures. We strive to continue to design and manufacture products that meet these high standards and carry the Secured by Design accreditation."
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As the seasons change, so do the hazards on the road. And as we move into late Autumn and the clocks go back, motorists need to be aware of low sun, deer, driving in the dark, and even snow chains.
We also bring you news about road rage, road safety, motorways, and a new workplace parking levy.
Find out what's on this month, read about award-winning chefs and hotels, and enjoy an exclusive extract about the Tower of London.
There are also lots of inspirational ideas for things to do this Halloween and half term, details of fireworks displays, and a chance to win a pack of new AA books. Plus this is your last chance to showcase your culinary skills and win a holiday to France with the AA Home Cooking Competition.
Boy racers, drivers who don't thank you when you let them out, and drivers who show off, are the top three types of drivers that AA members most dislike, according to an online AA/Populus poll of 14,743 AA members for the Autocar/AA 'Drive Better' campaign.
The campaign thinks that some good old-fashioned manners could bring back the smile to drivers' faces and remove the threat of road rage.
October is the peak month for accidents caused by low sun dazzling drivers, so the AA is encouraging motorists to give the windscreen a thorough clean to help maintain clear vision.
More than three times as many drivers are involved in collisions after being dazzled by low sun in October than September, and twice as many as in November, according to claims data from AA Insurance.
An AA member narrowly avoided becoming a statistic recently, when her car was hit at the roadside by a driver blinded by the sun. In 2008, 34 people were killed after being dazzled by the sun and it's a contributory factor in 2 per cent of all road accidents – a bigger problem than being dazzled by approaching headlamps.
October, November and December are among the worst months for road accidents. Fog, rain and ice play their parts but all the indications are that it is the darker evenings that really cause the problems.
With British Summer Time due to end early in the morning of 25 October, the majority are going to have to go home from work in the dark on Monday 26th. So one chore to do before then is to check that all the lights work – make sure you aren't going to swell the number of one-eyed monsters on the road.
This is something to be done well in advance, not the day before, as it is quite possible that you may not be able to replace the bulb yourself and may have to call for professional help. Many police forces will be running enforcement campaigns on vehicle lighting around the end of October.
The AA has warned drivers to be alert to a serious hazard that peaks during October and could cost unwary drivers more than £1,400 each: deer strikes.
October sees a peak in deer collision claims as the autumn 'rut' takes place, when some species of deer are on the move to their breeding areas.
According to AA Insurance, the average claim payout for a deer strike is £1,403. Last year there were at least 42,500 reported deer strikes – costing insurers more than £59 million. Some estimates suggest there are as many as 74,000 strikes annually, many unreported.
The most likely time for deer encounters is around dawn and dusk. And, with evenings drawing in, the movement of deer is increasingly likely to coincide with rush-hour traffic.
Snow chains are compulsory in European ski resorts at certain times, dictated by road signs or local road conditions. If you are driving to a winter resort, make sure you plan ahead and leave plenty of time to look into the local requirements as chains cannot be fitted to all cars.
We've just launched classified adverts in our online forum, providing the perfect place to buy or sell almost anything… from carburettors and claw-hammers to Christmas cards and cookery books.
AA Zone Classifieds are for private personal use only, and some items are unsuitable for inclusion.
Joining the ever-swelling ranks of crossover vehicles is the Peugeot 3008, a model that the French manufacturer has designed to combine the vehicle dynamics of a regular hatchback model with the ride height and rugged looks of an SUV and the practicality of an MPV. Using smart new transmission technology and a practical body it holds adventurous families in its sights.
The 3008 is a chunky five-seater with a practical interior featuring a split rear tail gate and boot floor that can be adjusted to sit at three levels. Masses of interior storage and the option of a full-length glass roof boost the family appeal.
Two petrol engines are available; both 1.6 litres with either 120bhp or turbocharged 150bhp outputs. The more powerful of the two units boasts a six-speed rather than a five-speed gearbox. The three diesel units offer 110bhp, 150bhp or 163bhp. The most powerful employs a six-speed automatic gearbox, the least powerful uses either a six-speed manual or six-speed electronically controlled manual, while the 150bhp unit is available with a six-speed manual only.
Don't get lost – plan unfamiliar journeys to reduce the chance of getting lost – try the AA Route Planner or consider a 'Sat Nav' unit if you regularly drive unfamiliar routes. Check the traffic news before you go too.
Nottingham City Council has now confirmed its Department for Transport approved plans to introduce a levy of £253 p.a. per workplace parking space in 2012 – this will rise to around £350 p.a. by 2015. Penalties for 'exceeding' the number of declared parking spaces, enforced by random checks, will be heavy.
The purpose of workplace parking levies and congestion charges is to develop a revenue stream from measures that 'manage' (reduce) traffic demand and encourage modal shift. Under the Transport Act, provisions the revenue must be used for investment in local transport.
In many places the number of on-street parking machines or meters has been dramatically reduced and drivers are advised by signs to call a number, register and pay for their use of a space.
In some places pay-by-phone is the only option (e.g. Westminster) but in many others, cash payment options exist or scratch cards are available from local shops. The signs give clear guidance about what to do.
The main benefit, especially in expensive places, is that you needn't have the right money. Arrangements can also be made to text you to remind you that your parking time is up. Once registered it is an easy process.
But there are downsides too. Find out what these are, as well as what other motorists and the AA think about the scheme.
Political parties should address congestion and road closures if they want to win the support of 32 million drivers, according to the AA President addressing a Conservative Party transport fringe meeting with Shadow Transport Secretary, Teresa Villiers MP.
Edmund King, AA President, argues that there should be greater efforts to fight congestion as it harms commerce, climate change and costs. He also points to an ongoing AA study that shows that motorways and main roads were closed due to accidents and incidents at least 1,700 times in the first eight months of this year. This equates to over 5,000 hours or 208 days of closures.
The AA was the first organisation to campaign for the car scrappage scheme last year. To date the scheme has been a success, but the original £300 million allocation from Government was due to run out well before the February 2010 end date.
The Government has now agreed to extend the scrappage scheme to cover approximately 100,000 more cars and vans. We at the AA are pleased with this decision as all the evidence suggests that extending the scheme will benefit the environment, road safety, businesses and less-well-off motorists.
The scheme has already transformed at least 250,000 older cars and vans into vehicles with 15 per cent better CO2 emissions, while keeping the network of car manufacturers, parts suppliers and dealer networks up and running during a recession.
The scheme has also generated VAT revenue for the Government to make the scheme nearly self-financing and wipe out most of the impact on the taxpayer – VAT on a £7,000 car is £913, which with the £55 new car tax covers the £1,000 Government grant for each vehicle.
We also welcome plans to scrap hospital car parking charges for inpatients in England, as this is something we called for early last year. Parking charges are often a tax on the sick, and most hospitals in Scotland and Wales already offer free parking.
However, the Government also needs to address the needs of outpatients, as the costs soon add up for cancer sufferers undergoing chemotherapy on a day-patient basis. We also feel that clamping should be outlawed in hospital car parks as patients often do not know how long they will have to wait for treatment. Also, due to the risk of infection, many sufferers are unable to use public transport. All long-term sufferers should get parking concessions.
The AA is delighted to see the decline in reported road death figures, and Britain's return to joint top of the international road safety league table. However, injuries have been under-reported.
"The suggestion that the real number of people injured on the road could be over three times the number recorded, shows the enormity of the road safety problem, even at a time when deaths are reducing significantly" says AA President Edmund King.
The AA recognised and celebrated the very best of the British hospitality industry recently, at a glittering awards ceremony in London.
Raymond Blanc picked up the AA Lifetime Achievement Award, and Marcus Wareing collected the AA Chefs' Chef of the Year award. The AA Hotel Group of the Year was named as von Essen hotels, and the AA Small Hotel Group of the Year was Exclusive Hotels.
The event, attended by industry leading chefs, hoteliers and restaurateurs, was hosted by Five News anchor Natasha Kaplinsky, with entertainment from Britain's Got Talent winners 'Diversity'. Chris Galvin, Eric Chavot and Gary Rhodes created the menu.
Details of more award-winning hotels will follow in future editions of Hotspots.
The AA Home Cooking Competition closes on 30 October 2009, so there's still time to submit your own inspired recipe using the ingredients selected by top chefs Chris Galvin and André Garrett.
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American Colony Hotel is the most beautiful hotel in Jerusalem a landmark get-away in the heart of Jerusalem, has been providing its luxurious hospitality services for more than 120 years. Personified by classic Arabian arches, elaborate furnishings and opulent suites, this elegant boutique hotel prides itself in offering guests an enchanting 'east-meets-west' experience in a distinctively tranquil and romantic setting. Immerse yourself in its tranquil beauty while delving into Jerusalem's rich past.
The hotel is perfectly located, on the seam between East and West Jerusalem, walking distance from both Old and New cities. Just a few minute walk from Damascus Gate and within easy access of the main vehicular routes.
Hotel features heated outdoor pool May - October & fitness center and Swedish-style Sauna.
The main dining room of the hotel, located in the Main House. In a gracious traditional setting, we offer a varied menu which includes Middle Eastern dishes as well as a varied international gourmet menu.
The heart of the American Colony Hotel. This celebrated Courtyard has hosted many famous guests. Shaded by tall mulberry trees throughout the summer and cooled by a central fountain.
Overlooking the pool and adjacent to the Cellar Bar, this informal setting provides lunch and dinner, and during the cold days of winter, a warm fire crackling in the fireplace. Enjoy local dishes and continental specialties in a cosy atmosphere.
This well-loved bar and barbecue, open during the summer months, is set in the romantic tranquillity of the Palm House garden.
Situated by the hotel shops and at a focal point in the hotel complex, this café gives you a commanding perspective on the comings and goings of the hotel. Breathe the fresh Jerusalem air, sip a cappuccino or enjoy a cool drink and a sandwich - this is the place for a quick pause in your day.
Once the American Colony dairy, this is Jerusalem's most enchanting and intimate bar. Floored with ancient pink stone, this legendary bar is a place to unwind for visitors and residents, and a popular meeting place for journalists from across the world.
With a stay at American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem, you'll be minutes from St. George's Cathedral and close to Temple Mount. This 5-star hotel is within close proximity of Herod's Gate and Damascus Gate.
The preferred airport for American Colony Hotel is Tel Aviv (TLV-Ben Gurion) - 41.2 km / 25.6 mi.


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Bottas: "I have proven that I deserve a place at Mercedes"
by Matt Gretton
Valtteri Bottas has nothing guaranteed for the 2020 Formula 1 season, but he feels like he has done enough to earn a Mercedes contract extension. Esteban Ocon, amongst others, are breathing down his neck for his seat in the Silver Arrow.
Bottas has lifted his performance during the 2019 Formula 1 season and sits just 39 points behind Lewis Hamilton at the half-way stage. He set the tone by winning the Australian Grand Prix but has dipped in recent races.
The Finn out-qualified Hamilton at his home race and finished ahead of him in Austria. These advantages for Mercedes in the constructors' championship are strong enough according to Bottas.
"I think I have proven that I deserve a place at Mercedes, but I will have to wait for a few more races. Nothing has been signed yet and in the meantime, I am trying to make progress to ensure that this does happen," he told French Canal + last weekend.
"I might have won more races without Lewis, but this situation helps me get better. I want to be able to challenge him."
If Bottas loses his seat, he has already made plans for another option. Though Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc might have something to say about that...
"If I had to leave Mercedes, I would like to go to the team that is second. At that moment it is Ferrari," Bottas added.
Wolff on Schumacher's records: "Hamilton is on track, but ..."
Verstappen and Leclerc rip into Jean Todt's 2021 proposals
Jolyon Palmer: Hamilton's British GP win gives Bottas "a major blow"
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January 8, 2022 • 70 minutes
EP75: Back to Basics: Information Architecture with content types
Steve and Marijn present the 1st in a series of Back to Basics. Talking 'practical' Content types about how to plan, implement and gain value from the brave new world of content architecture. But first, news about Steve talking at M365 Chicago, congratulations to Carmen on getting MVP and Steve expresses his failure to achieve MVP by telling them all they can never join him as a non-MVP anymore! This is a practical podcast giving you lots of information on implementing content types and designing that illusive content architecture.
Marijn and Steve fail miserably to define content types with a complex 'deep' example first time around but eventually Steve talks about his favourite subject 'naked Chocolate' and once you hear this you get a simple definition about what a content type is.
The basics are covered to talk about re-usable metadata and then move across to the value of being able to identify specific content across large number of sites. Steve gets pedantic (surprise surprise) about how CT's are synchronized and copied as a separate object with a link and the value of this in search.
Emphasis is placed on the importance of planning content types as an architecture as part of the information architecture across the enterprise. Marijn asks a question about how the hierarchy of content types work and when should a content type be created as a new top level or latch into an existing structure.
Marijn starts to take on the role of question master to add some structure to the review of Content types to ensure the right information is available.
Content types are going through a re-birth like classic pages when to Modern pages. This means that some of the existing functionality is removed whilst the rebirth of the concept is modernised.
The boys taste a South African whisky created from Corn that surprising enough they like and enjoy.


Charles Bernstein. Many of the poems in A Book of Witness, your new book from New Directions, are centered on the possibilities of the "I", and by extension, personal expression. Yet much of your work, as editor, poet and translator, has worked to decenter conventionally self-expressive verse. Can you talk about the tension between expression and construction in your work?
I am the man who held the keys.
I asked you to forgive me.
I was the first to be insistent and the last to leave.
I didn't come there often.
I was eager and alive.
I was not the least among them.
Once I remember being in a poor position.
Then I thought no longer to go on living.
I turned from you and offered you my keys.
You turned beside me and offered your position.
I had turned against them.
All of that, as you point out, is a compositional as well as an expressive matter, and I'm not sure if expression or self-expression is anything but misleading when we talk about it. Looking back now, I see that in that last poem I was using the "I" pronoun to set up a series of repetitions, more for the sake of contradiction than agreement. I could switch of course to third person ("he" or "she" or "they") with similar results, but the power of the "I" and a certain fluctuation in its use – between fact and fiction – had a different meaning. It was clear that language allowed the "I" to testify, but to what was it testifying and who in any instance was the person, the "I," who was speaking? I began to feel, in that way, that an unfettered use of "I" wouldn't so much lock in identity as put it into question.
Regarding composition or construction, there was another work which helped me to launch A Book of Witness and to which it has some necessary reference. I had been reading a little book by Jenny Holzer – Laments – and finding in it a still more complicated weaving of "I" utterances. For Holzer these seemed to function as narratives that formed a kind of postmodern version of Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology – twelve individuated "voices of the dead" she called them, but I read each one instead as a series of overlapping voices and identities. I also had a number of other things in mind – compositionally, I mean, as well as intellectually: that the utterances would be separate from each other as I wrote them and would form a unity only later, or however it fell out; that they would include brief "I" utterances from other poets, most of whom I would identify in the margins; and that they would constitute a long series (a hundred poems in total) where the reiteration of the form affected and changed the reading of the individual poems.
Cecilia Vicuña. In the pre-face to the New Selected Poems 1970-1985, you speak of yourself as a witness, as I understand it not just to the world, but to your own process, which leads us to the old question of "el desdoblaje", being in and out of yourself at the same time while performing. Would you care to explore this further?
This is a different question from Charles's, although it touches on similar ground and on the word "witness," which is, I suppose, central to my idea of what the aim of my poetry may be. In the pre-face you mention, the declaration about witnessing goes as follows: "I am a witness like everyone else to [the world, the present, as it comes and goes], and all the experiments [the poems] for me … are steps toward the recovery/discovery of a language for that witnessing." At the same time I find myself shying away from such a claim, because it seems to me I've seen and felt so little. I keep coming back to it, however, with a sense that a little may be enough and that I can use the means at my disposal to be a conduit for others – at its most intense for others who have seen and felt a lot.
When it comes to performance, however, I appear as who I am – as the presenter of my own works or of works like Hugo Ball's Karawane or Schwitters' London Onion that I've appropriated for myself. I'm not aware of acting a role other than myself; that is to say, I don't have to get into character to perform, as an actor would, but have only to work myself into the performance as a musician might. In doing that I'm aware as well that "myself" in the act of performance feels different for me than "myself" does otherwise. I like your word desdoblaje, which I take as a splitting apart or a breaking in two, and I think that what I've said just now may be my version of it.
Or put more simply: I hear myself speak and in that moment of performance I am both subject and object: the one who listens and the one who speaks.
A Book of Witness was my passage from one century – one millennium – to another. The first fifty poems were written in 1999, the second fifty in the two years that followed. When I came into the street that first day in the year 2000, it was one of those bright California mornings, & I was struck, very forcefully, by the curious name of the year & by a feeling that I was entering another world. While I didn't put much stock in that kind of era-shifting, my mind that morning still held an image from something I had seen on television the night before – a series of movie clips showing earlier twentieth-century views of what the coming century would be like. Millennium was a word I had been mulling over in that closing decade, most notably in the assemblage Poems for the Millennium that Pierre Joris & I put together & published in the later 1990s. The word itself, we knew, was slippery – associated as it was with a sense of apocalypse & destruction that often belied our rosier interpretations.
Witness was another word we held in common. In its twentieth-century usage it had a meaning – pathetic but real – that spoke to the horrors, great & small, that marked that time & that persist today. I had come to think of poetry, not always but at its most revealing, as an act of witnessing, even of prophecy – by the poet directly or with the poet as a conduit for others. I had also been struck by how crucial to all of that the voice was; I mean the voice in the grammatical sense, the "first person" centered in the pronoun "I." I was aware, even so, of how that first person voice had either been debased or more frequently despised by many poets – often (where despised) by poets close to me. The intention, understandably enough, was to free the poem from its lyric shackles – "the lyrical interference of the individual as ego," as Olson called it.
The loss of such expression, however, would be immense, & its elimination futile. For there are a number of ways in which that voice – first person – has been one of our great resources in poetry, something that turns up everywhere in our deepest past & present. I mean here a first person that isn't restricted to the usual "confessional" attitude but is the instrument – in language – for all acts of witnessing, the key with which we open up to voices other than our own. I am thinking here of someone like the Mazatec shamaness María Sabina (& her echo in the work of our own Anne Waldman), who throws up a barrage of "I" assertions, when it's really the voices of the gods, the "saint children" of her pantheon, whom she feels speaking through her.
There is in all of this a question of inventing & reinventing identity, of experimenting with the ways in which we can speak or write as "I." In the course of putting that identity into question, I have brought in statements now & again by other poets – very lightly sometimes but as a further way of playing down the merely ego side of "I." And I let the voices that I draw in shift & move around. I want to do that, to keep it in suspense. "I am I because my little dog knows me," Gertrude Stein wrote in a poem she called "Identity." I have written a hundred of these poems now – a century of poems -- & I hope that they're both of this time & still connected to the oldest ways in which the poem makes itself.


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Students engage in post-apartheid decolonisation
ONLY people profiting from public service corruption will deny that the government has, like Franz Fanon's black bourgeoisie, become a company of impatient profiteers who have neglected engagements on bread and land issues.
Fortunately for those negatively affected, the #FeesMustFall movement has removed any speculation about the capacity of society to resist and form multi-sectorial alliances towards transformative social change.
Earlier this year, Tshwane University of Technology student protests against unfair allocations of National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) loans rose to the national agenda.
In May, Higher Education and Training Minister Blade Nzimande instituted a forensic investigation premised on evidence of corruption regarding NSFAS loans. But before a report had been issued, tertiary fee increases were announced.
In response, students throughout the country have risen under the #FeesMustFall movement and with youthful bravado asked the government: "are you not c****ing on us perhaps?" in the vernacular.
Most of these students were not yet born when Nelson Mandela occupied the high office at the Union Buildings to deliver the promised "better life for all". Their call is for the government to deliver to their parents the promise of free quality education.
They are in effect refusing to be indebted before they attain the education promised to them, like their counterparts in the US, where student loan debt is the only form of consumer debt that has grown since the 2008 global crisis.
Sadly, the students affected most by high tertiary fees in SA come from either squalid urban ghettos, rural areas or the precarious, debt-sustained black middle class.
Most of them have struggled under impossible economic, social and household conditions to matriculate from high school with university exemption.
Those who succeed are faced with the reality of exorbitant higher education fees, for which they depend on either NSFAS, private bank loans or bursaries.
Most tertiary funds for poor students are administered by the corruptible NSFAS, whose capacity to recover student loan debt decreased from R636m in 2010 to R247.5m this year.
The #FeesMustFall movement's peculiarity is its intersectionality. Suddenly, students who drive to campus in the latest German cars and those who endure days without food are in solidarity against classist and exclusive demands of higher education. For the first time since 1994, South Africans across race, class and gendered social positions are united against a condition affecting black students the most. The capacity of this moment strategically to transform society depends solely on the ability of the student movement and its sympathisers to realise that the struggle against race-based access to education is but an aspect of the broader decolonisation project.
Reason follows that if the basis of the colonial project was resource-exploitation by means of racial segregation, the logic of the decolonisation project must be that the redistribution of land and other resources in a racially equitable manner is primary.
As in Fanon's "wretched of the earth", for the South African black majority "the most essential value, because the most concrete, is first and foremost the land: the land which will bring them bread and, above all, dignity …"
If the student movement will have strategic effect, it must interrogate the relationship between post-apartheid resource-redistribution patterns and the government's failure to provide free quality higher education.
SA is the site of the biggest global platinum production, and one of the richest nations in gold, diamonds, coal and base metals. The country is estimated to have the fifth-largest mining sector.
In depth: Fees must fall
However, in spite of the bountiful mineral wealth, communal benefit from these resources is hindered by collusive relationships between traditional leaders, government officials and mining companies. The implications are that the post-apartheid racial patterns of resource-distribution maintain and reflect apartheid-era constructs.
One of the results is that black families are unable to afford quality education for themselves and their children.
Another is that the parents and relatives of the majority within the #FeesMustFall movement continue to live in Bantustans with little to no structural power to resist the continued exploitation of national resources at their doorsteps.
Post-apartheid Bantustans are the sites of multibillion-rand mining that expose black communities to diseases, drought, forced relocations, excavations of ancestral graves, and sometimes death threats for those who resist.
SA's national resources, if equitably managed and distributed, are not just adequate to provide free quality education, but the abundance can ensure the delivery of "a better life for all" as promised by the African National Congress in 1994.
The #FeesMustFall movement may have the country and the world's attention now. But, history will define it by the questions it asked, the demands it made, and the strategic effect of those demands on the citizens's lives.
This article first appeared on Business Day on 28 October 2015
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