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ART AROUND ADAMS RETURNS

Now in it’s 13th Year, ’It’s the anti-street fair,’ says producer Adam Rosen

Super Awesome Showdown. (Photo courtesy of Super Awesome Showdown) Musical entertainment includes local bands, like this one from last year.

The Electric Giraffe will makeanother appearance at this year’sArt Around Adams.

Now in its 13th year, Art Around Adams on June 4 will run the length of its namesake avenue fromUniversity Heights through Normal Heights and into Kensington, and will be the largest to datewith more than 100 local businesses transforming their spaces — though not the street itself —into pop-up art galleries. Read Colette Mauzeralle’s report on the popular event PAGE 4

Traditional Beauty at MingeiMingei International Museumfocuses on everyday Japanese artsand crafts in its latest exhibit,“Mingei of Japan — Treasures Newand Old from the Museum’s Collec-tion.” Visitors to the exhibit willappreciate the designs and details inthe museum’s textiles, paintings, andceramics.PAGE 16

San Diego’s Top Baby NamesLiam came close, but it did not quitemake the top of the list of most popularbaby male names in San Diego in 2015.There were 272 Emmas born in theregion in 2015, but another femalename reigned supreme. Here’s a list ofthe top 10 baby names parents chosefor their children in 2015. PAGE 19

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MOVIES MID CITY NEWSPAPER GROUP | MAY 2016 | 3

I’m suggesting a few older films you mayhave missed for May.

JUDE - CHRISTOPHER ECCLESTONAND KATE WINSLET. This is a very finefilm of a powerful, seductive tale of love. Hisworld only included her and the desire andlust for her. Kate Winslet, as usual, plays astrong part.

WIDFLOWER - BEAU BRIDGES, REESEWITHERSPOON AND PATRICIAARQUETTE in a little film you probablyhave never watched. A good family film withReese playing a part of a girl growing up inthe country and very curious about every-thing. She hears a shrieking noise and dis-covers a young, wild girl locked up in a shed.She and her brother try to find out what isgoing on. A story about trust, love and thetrue meaning of family.

TUSKEGEE AIRMEN- 1941 - a world atwar. The Tuskegee Airmen fought waragainst the NAZIS abroad and another warat home against RACISM! A select group ofAfrican Americans made their way toTuskegee, Alabama. None could have fore-seen the legends they would become. Theywere determined men to become TuskegeeAirmen, which they did. Please take timeout to see this wonderful documentary.

DONNER PARTY - By Ric Burns. Thisvideo will take you on the journey to get toCalifornia in 1846. A nightmarish journeyyou will never forget. This story is one ofthe most compelling to come out of the west.Make sure your children see this with you.

RICH MAN, POOR MAN - PETERSTRAUSS, NICK NOLTE, SUSAN BLAKE-LY AND ED ASNER. This is a miniseries Ihighly suggest you put on your viewing list.Even if you saw it a long time ago, it is worthyof another watching.

PREFONTAINE - It is the true-life storyof legendary track star, Steve Prefontaine.This movie will keep you on the edge of yourseat and very involved. A WINNER!

SISTERS OF WAR – A tale of strength,survival and forgiveness. January, 1942. Atrue story of Sisters of War in a tiny Papuanmission station in Southeast Asia. Australiannurses took refuge with 84 Australian sol-diers. A story untold until now. Abandonedby their commanding officers, they foundthey were in the path of the Japanese military,who made them their prisoners. Excellent!

Rich and I will be celebrating our 70th wed-ding anniversary on May 21st at the videostore all day. See you there, Winnie!

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ART AROUND ADAMS RETURNSFOR 13TH YEAR

Art Around Adams, a two-mile-long festivaldedicated to art, music and the community,will return Saturday, June 4, for a full day oflive music, impromptu art galleries, interac-tive art and more. Now in its 13th year, Art Around Adams

will run the length of its namesake avenuefrom University Heights through NormalHeights and into Kensington, and will be thelargest to date with more than 100 local busi-nesses transforming their spaces — thoughnot the street itself — into pop-up art gal-leries. “It is the anti-street fair,” said event pro-

ducer Adam Rosen. “We put all the action onthe sidewalks, in parking lots and in existingbusinesses on the avenue.”More than 10 performance areas along the

strip, including multiple family friendly activ-ity zones, will feature performance and pro-jection art, dance, theater and more than 20local musical acts including Hills Like Ele-phants and Schizophonics. Upwards of 30,000residents from across San Diego are expectedto attend.Art Around Adams is put on by Exodus

Studios, an event production company basedin San Diego and founded in 2009 by formerNorth Park resident Adam Rosen, though hefirst launched Art Around Adams in 2004.From its inception to today, Rosen has seenit all.“When first started it was only a handful

of businesses and it wasn’t spread out in anyspecific direction. It incorporated a few coffeeshops and other businesses along the avenue,and it expanded from there, including thespectrum of what is considered art — notjust paintings, but performance art and musictoo,” said Rosen.This year’s Art Around Adams promises a

fresh lineup of talent and artwork, courtesyof La Jolla’s Thumbprint Gallery as well asAesthetigeist, a San Diego-based artist collec-tive. Also new and notable this year will be

Circus Mafia, an international circus perfor-mance and production company that willentertain the masses with specialty circus actslike tightrope walking, hooping and magictricks.“We’re hoping this year’s event will bring

many new attendees to the avenue to discoverart, local businesses and the event itself,” saidRosen. “Every year we hope to have the biggestand best event possible so we’re really pushingthat this year, and of the 100 or so participantswe have tons of new faces in the mix.”Favorite acts are also returning to the scene,

including the Super Awesome Showdown,best described as intergalactic performanceart wrestling and now in its fourth year at ArtAround Adams. Eventgoers will also be ableto rest their feet as they have a laugh at thelineup of standup comedians on board eitherof two complimentary “Comedy Trolleys”transporting guests along the avenue and keyside streets.To maximize participation, guests can stop

by Art Around Adams’ info booth during theevent and pick up a punch card, with morethan 20 businesses along the avenue partici-pating in the card program. Once a visitor’scard has been fully punched, they can returnto the info booth to claim what Rosendescribes as “thousands of prizes” includinggift cards redeemable at businesses along theavenue and elsewhere within San Diego.“The Adams Avenue District is continually

evolving, now more than ever. More newrestaurants, eclectic shops and friendly pubsare popping up everywhere,” said Rosen.“Continue to expect the unexpected, fromstart to finish.”Art Around Adams takes place from noon

to 8 p.m. and is a free, all-ages event. For eventdetails including a full list of performers andparticipating businesses visitArtAroundAdams.org, call (619) 663-9278)or visit the day-of info booth at 3491 AdamsAve.

’It’s the anti-street fair,’ says producerAdam Rosen

Performer from Circus Mafia.(Photo courtesy of Circus Mafia)

BY COLETTE MAUZERALLE

An image begins to appear aspainter readies a mural for lastyear’s Art Around Adams.

Festival beginsSaturday, June 4th

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Adams Avenue Restaurateurs Realize Longtime DreamBY JENNIFER COBURNDel Sur Mexican Cantina is a big hit in South Park

It’s early evening on a Saturday night and DelSur Mexican Cantina is hopping with nearlyevery seat inside filled, and a sidewalk patio that’spacked. Couples with dogs. First dates. Familieswith kids. Del Sur has broad appeal.The restaurant has only been open for a few

weeks, but already it has regulars, says SouthPark resident Lauren Passero, who owns Del Surwith her business partner, Kate Grimes.The two aren’t new to the restaurant business

with two successful ventures close by: The Haven,and the Kensington Café, both on AdamsAvenue. But this is their first Mexican restaurant,the realization of a longtime dream for the duo.They say South Park has wonderful restaurants,but didn’t have a sit-down Mexican place, sowhen a space that looks like an old mission belltower became available on 30th Street, the pairseized the opportunity.Inside, the earth tones of the building exterior

mix with colorful tiles, bright zig-zags of glossywood, and succulent plants, creating a playful,understated vibe. “We’re not trying to be thecoolest place in town,” says Passero. “We want itto be warm and welcoming with a nice neigh-borhood feel and sense of community. That’show we’ve always structured things.” But mostimportantly, they want the food and beveragesto be top notch.Executive chef Sergio Garcia has created a

menu he calls “Mexican soul food” because thedishes are his interpretation of his grandmother’straditional Mexican offerings. “He is very dedi-cated to the culture” while adding updated ele-ments like vegan options, and lighter fare, saysPassero. “We incorporate plantains, Mexicansquash,” and other ingredients not always foundat local Mexican restaurants. In addition to its regular menu, Del Sur offers

brunch on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays. Therestaurant also prides itself on having a wideselection of craft beers from San Diego and Mex-ico, as well as a variety of tequila and mescal-

based cocktails. Grimes is working double duty this evening,

managing the floor and serving food, but man-ages to stop at every table and chat with diners.Passero says one of the benefits of being activelyinvolved with customers is that they can offerfeedback on what they like and what they’d liketo see more of. So far, the feedback has been overwhelmingly

positive. “South Park has a real neighborhoodfeel and we know we have to build the space tothe neighborhood and what it wants,” saysPassero. “We’ve gotten a good response at thewalkabout and in these first weeks.”Del Sur Mexican Cantina, 2310 30th St.

Jennifer’s Critique

At our table, my husband has to stophimself from filling up on tortilla chipsand says the salsa is among the besthe’s ever had — high praise from a manwho spent many years of his childhoodin Oaxaca, Mexico.

He’s grateful that he leaves room forthe Chicken Tortilla Soup, which isbursting with flavor from the fresh, localingredients. It is so thick, he eats it witha fork. He is a carnitas lover so heorders the taco plate, which he says hewill definitely return for.

I come to the table with some trepida-tion because I am on Weight Watchersand am not sure what I’ll be able to haveon this insanely tempting menu. Forthose of us clinging to dear life to ourNew Year’s Resolutions, there is a deli-cious chicken cantina salad, which costsme half of my daily points, but is worthevery bite. (Seriously, it is beyond!)

Kate Grimes invites you to the new cantina.

Wine shelves

Pooch enjoys the patio.

The interior is warm and inviting.

Chicken Tortilla Soup Chicken Cantina Salad


Save Our Heritage Organisation is celebratingNational HistoricPreservation Month with its34th annual People In Preservation Awards,which salute San Diego County residents whohave excelled in outstanding preservation pro-jects.Thirteen awards will be bestowed on May 19

in the historic Marston House formal gardenson Seventh Avenue in Balboa Park. A cateredchampagne reception will be held from 5:30 to6:30, followed by the awards ceremony.The Lifetime Achievement Award is being

shared by Charles Kaminski and Jeffrey Shorn,a married couple who have been leaders andactivists in San Diego historic preservation since1975. They moved into a beach cottage in theworld renowned compound known as ElPueblo Ribera, designed in the 1920s byRudolph Schindler, and proceeded to documentthe place and help save it. Both are architectswith knowledge and passion for preserving sig-nificant buildings and communicating theimportance of historic resources. In 2004, theywere featured in the groundbreaking book, “APassion to Preserve: Gay Men as Keepers ofCulture.” When Kaminski and Shorn are not united

in protecting the same structure, such as theSalk Institute for Biological Studies, they com-plement each other. Shorn has focused on pre-serving some of our most important buildingsby successfully nominating them for local andnational landmark status. He served on the Cityof San Diego's Historical Resources Board foreight years and educated architecture studentsin San Diego’s first courses in historic preser-vation. Meanwhile, Kaminski has been at theforefront of preserving the historic characterof and public access to the downtown water-front and safeguarding LGBTQ historic sites,cultural artifacts and records.“Jeffrey and Charles have honored the city

through their long-standing efforts and perse-verance toward preserving some of San Diego’smost treasured resources,” the jury said.

Madison Kirkman and Sandor ShaperyTwo awards applaud projects that are bring-

ing back innovative modes of transportation.Winner of the “On the Right Track” award isMadison Kirkman, a 17-year-old high schooljunior from Ramona. His project is a dauntingone, even for experienced adults, but he is athird-generation preservationist. Kirkmanraised $15,000 through crowdfunding to havethe 55-foot remains of a rare motor car movedby barge and flatbed truck from Anchorage,Alaska to his back yard. It is one of threeremaining1908 McKeen Motor Cars, anadvancedaerodynamic passenger car that orig-inally glided along on the San Diego, Cuyamaca& Eastern Railway. His award is for moving themotor car; his ultimate goal is to restore it andsee it ride the rails again.The quaint, wicker Osborn Electriquettes that

ferried 1915 Panama-California Exposition vis-itors through Balboa Park is remembered inhistoric photographs, but none of the motor-ized carts survived. Sandor Shapery wanted toreproduce the Electriquette in time for theexposition’s centennial. After Heritage Archi-tecture & Planning created scale drawings,Shapery had the wicker body of a prototypewoven in China. Next he turned to a friend andMIT graduate in Massachusetts, who recreatedthe battery-powered motor and steering bar.The replica made its debut in 2014, withShapery its first driver in the park. Since then,Shapery, who is a SOHO board member, had25 more Electriquettes made for cruising Bal-

boa Park just in time for spring. “Taking a rideis likely to become once again an endearingpastime for park patrons,” the jury said.

Tripp BennettArchitect Tripp Bennett is being honored for

the restoration and adaptive reuse of La Jolla’s1937 Fire Station Engine Company 13 for theShepherd YMCA Fire House. One of the fewremaining historic buildings in the heart of LaJolla, this fire station with a distinctive parabolicarchway is back to its original paint color andits steel windows and wood storefront doorshave been restored. Interior features that Ymembers are enjoying include exposed woodtrusses, an old jail cell and new access for thedisabled.

Anna Wilcoxson, Kevin Kravits, GenLeger and Chris WoodsThe devoted and meticulous owners of five

homes built between 1916 and 1961 in severalSan Diego neighborhoods have been selectedfor awards by the People in Preservation three-person jury. Anna Wilcoxson restored her 1916Prairie style home - removing the brick façadeand returning it to the original stucco - in theMission Hills Historic District, and KevinKravets restored the exterior of a “remuddled”home designed by master builder Martin V.Melhorn in Inspiration Heights. Gen Léger andChris Woods restored a 1961 Midcentury Mod-ern home that is the rare product of the briefpartnership of Lloyd Ruocco and HomerDelawie, both titans of San Diego architecture.In the process, the owners say they became avidpreservationists.

Kyle and Tim MaloneIn Kensington, Kyle and Tim Malone

restored their 1925 Mission Revival bungalowby “unwrapping” the stucco finish, which theyrepaired and refinished. Nearby, Devin andDeLayne Harmon paid attention to every detailas they restored a grand Spanish Revival-stylehome inside and out. Like Léger and Woods,the Harmons became ardent preservationistsduring their extensive restoration project.

Richard Bundy and David ChauAlso lauded are the people behind two

restored places for socializing. The strikingStreamline Moderne Silverado Ballroom in CityHeights, owned by David Chau and restoredby Bundy & Thompson Architects, is once againa gleaming landmark. This project is especiallyimportant because the building is a rare

remaining example of Art Deco architecture inSan Diego. The historic, second-floor ballroomwas popular during the big band era. Plans callfor a Chinese restaurant and other businessesat street level, at the corner of University andEuclid Avenues. The building’s restoration andreuse will be a boon to the community,” thejury said.

Richard SudaAt Camp Pendelton, the San Onofre Beach

Club has come back to life for use by Marinesand their families. It was designed in the Span-ish Revival style in 1946 by Myron Hunt, alsothe architect of the Rose Bowl and the Hunt-ington Library. Heritage Architecture & Plan-ning managed to meet both the Secretary ofthe Interior’s restoration standards and theDepartment of Defense’s Anti-Terrorism andForce Protection building requirements. Thejury praised the architects for “innovative solu-tions.”

Christine JonesSOHO was part of the group responsible for

saving the Aztec Brewing Company’s muralsand furnishings before the historic Barrio Loganbuilding was demolished in 1990. With specialpleasure we present an award to the city of SanDiego Commission for Arts and Culture forconservation and restoration of the murals,paintings and painted artifacts. They are nowback in the community, on display at the LoganHeights Library. The commission is also beinghonored for restoring historic artworks in Bal-boa Park, such as Donal Hord’s “La Tehuana”sculpture in the House of Hospitality’s court-yard and Anna Hyatt Huntington's equestrianbronze, “El Cid.” The jury commended thecommission for prioritizing the preservationof artworks “at a time when funds for BalboaPark are hard to come by.”

Kevin Krumdieck and Paul ThometzArchitect Kevin Krumdeick and Cisterra

Development’s project executive Paul Thometzare winners for preserving elements of twobuildings in Downtown San Diego’s WarehouseDistrict. The cast-in-place concrete, two-storyWestern Drug Company Building (1927) is nowpart of Sempra Energy’s high-rise headquarters.Its two historic facades that turn the corner atSeventh Avenue and J Street were saved, asrequired by SOHO’s 1999 settlement agreementfor a nine-block area anchored by J Street. Theexterior of the five-story Bledsoe Company Fur-niture Building (1925) at Seventh and IslandAvenue was restored for the Sempra project.Both buildings, said the jury, “help to enhancethe sense of place in the Warehouse District.”

Jury MembersThis year’s People In Preservation jury mem-

bers are longtime preservationists with a widerange of expertise. Allen Hazard is SOHO’stours committee chair and a prominent MissionHills preservationist and historian. He co-authored “Images of America: Mission Hills”(Arcadia Publishing, 2015) with Janet O’Dea.Diane Kane, a vice president of the CaliforniaPreservation Foundation, has worked on preser-vation projects for the city of San Diego andCaltrans in Los Angeles. She has taught archi-tecture history and planning at San Diego StateUniversity, UCLA, the NewSchool of Architec-ture and other colleges, and is a volunteer atthe La Jolla Historical Society. David Swarensis a past SOHO board member who served aspresident for two terms twice. He sits on citizenplanning boards for Golden Hill and Old Townneighborhoods, and on SOHO’s PreservationAction Committee, where he is part of the teamthat evaluates projects and proposals with com-munity stakeholders.

Awards gala May 19 in the Marston House

This unit was part of a 12 unit beach complex of con-crete and wood originally designed by famed archi-tect Rudolph Schindler in 1923. Jeffrey D. Shorn +Associates Architects was commissioned to recon-struct the unit which had been ravaged by fire. (Photo:Jeffrey D. Shorn + Associates Architects)

SOHO Announces People In Preservation Winners


A San Diego-based company will head to theOlympics for the ninth time this summer.Behind the Scenes Catering was hired to make

all the meals for the international broadcastmedia, and will manage nine locations providinghospitality services to the athletes and sponsors.John Crisafulli, owner of Behind the Scenes

Catering, said he expects to feed up to 16,000people daily. Over the course of the entire Sum-mer Olympics, his company will serve morethan 950,000 meals.Crisafulli, a native San Diegan, said he scored

the paramount deal after meeting someone whowas connected to NBC, the television companythat broadcasts the games. The first Olympicshis company catered was the 2000 SummerOlympics in Sydney, Australia.But the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil,

this summer presents its own set of challenges,Crisafulli said.Crisafulli said his company, which is 26 years

old, began preparing for the Summer Olympicsabout 14 months ago.“We started about 14 months ago by going

down and identifying which vendors we’re goingto work with,” Crisafulli said. “We do a lot ofbackground checks with the vendors. Rio isprobably the biggest challenge because there isa lot of bureaucracy. It’s hard to get people toagree with contracts.”Despite the challenges, Crisafulli said the most

“spectacular” aspect of working at the Olympicsis seeing so many people come together.

“We hire travelers, as well as, locals,” Crisafullisaid. “It’s such an eclectic mix of people fromall different countries, backgrounds and socioe-conomic levels. It’s what the Olympics is allabout -- bringing people together for a commonpurpose.”So what will the Olympians and all the

behind-the-scenes participants eat?Crisafulli said they’ll serve staples like ham-

burgers, pizza, salad and baked goods. But they’llalso serve meals typically found in Brazil suchas shrimp bobo, farofa and feijoada. He saidBrazilian dishes are typically served with riceand beans.“We always introduce the local cuisines,” Crisa-

fulli said. “It will all eventually come together.”

– Times of San Diego

San Diego-Based Caterer Hired for the 2016 Summer Olympics

John Crisafulli is pictured in 2013 after receiving the caterer’s contract for the 2014 Olympic Winter Gamesin Sochi, Russia. (File photo)

Nine time’s the charm forBehind the Scenes Catering

Bread display

Table spread


By Bart Mendoza

May 28Missing Persons in House of BluesIt’s almost impossible to believe, but despite having a catalog full ofwell-known songs, ’80s new wave favorites Missing Persons hasnever had a Top 40 hit. Appearing at the House of Blues on May 28,topping a bill that also includes Bow Wow Wow, it’s a testament tothe power of a good song that in the years since Missing Person’smid-80s heyday their quirky sync-backed songs, such as “DestinationUnknown” and “Walking In LA,” have become standards. These daysfront woman Dale Bozzio is the only original member, but she’salways been the band’s focus anyway and her current backing groupis tight and focused, doing the songs justice. www.houseofblues.com/sandiego

June 6Diana Death’s Musical ResurgenceOn June 6, creep rock trio the Gory Details reunites at the Casbahfor their first show since 1999. Featuring guitarist Diana Deathand bassist “Hellbound” Heather Dobson, the show is part ofDeath’s musical resurgence over the past few years, which hasseen her perform with SDMA-nominated indie rock favoritesFlaggs and more recently recording and touring Europe with TheLittle Richards. In the Gory Details the focus is on her originals,with titles such as “I Love You Death” and “Slasher Drive,” show-casing great reverb and riff-driven garage rockers that will appealto fans of such storied combos as Deadbolt.www.casbahmusic.com

May 25The Lounge Singer ResurrectedResurrected lounge singer Jose Sinatra performs at Java Joe’s on May25. With a set full of rockin’ parodies of classic songs, Sinatra putson a great show, high in comedy and decidedly un-PC fun. Expectadult language, but anyone with a sense of humor will find Sinatra’stuxedo and medallion-wearing over the top persona appealing. Lostamong the humor is the fact that Sinatra actually has an excellentvoice, with good range, giving his versions of songs, originally by thelikes of Petula Clark or John Lennon —appeal beyond the comedyaspect. www.javajoessd.com

June 3Saying Goodbye to Danielle and AliciaJune 3 will a sad day in San Diego as the local music community saysgoodbye to Danielle Lo Presti and Alicia Champion with a specialconcert at the Music Box. The pair are relocating to the Bay Area nextmonth, and it’s a major loss to the area as they were behind such localstaples as the Durga Sound recording studios and Say It Records, allgeared to help the greater arts community at large. They also promotednumerous music showcases and staged nine editions of the outdoorIndie Music Fest in various locations around town, giving much need-ed exposure to both local and international artists. While the occasionmay be sad, the concert promises to be a celebration of Lo Presti andChampion’s time in San Diego. They will be missed. www.musicboxsd.com

June 3Keeping The Ramones’ Flame BurningThere is no doubt that the Ramones are one of the most importantgroups to ever take the stage, in the process opening the door forlegions of musicians to follow in their wake. While all four originalmembers of the band have now passed away, there are still three ofthe band’s later members on the road keeping the Ramones flameburning, including Richie Ramone, who will be making a rareappearance at the Salty Frog in Imperial Beach on June 3. Ramoneplayed on three albums with the band between 1984 and 1987,including the classic “Howling at the Moon (Sha-La-La).” ButRamone live performs music from throughout the band’s career,making this show a must for any fan. www.thesaltyfrog.com

June 18Chuck Perrin’s 70th Birthday PerformanceThere have been several people who can be said to have influencedSan Diego’s jazz scene, but none in the new millennium have hadthe impact of Chuck Perrin, musician and owner of Dizzy’s musicvenue. On June 18, the room will host Perrin’s 70th Birthday Per-formance, with cake and presents for all attendees. Perrin has hadan amazing life in music, starting with the release in 1968 of a selftitled duo album with his sister, Mary, continuing through numer-ous solo albums and the founding of Dizzy’s in 2000. With thelatter he gave San Diego’s jazz musicians a home. This is a greatopportunity for local music fans to say “thanks” for one of the bestspot to hear music in San Diego. www.dizzysjazz.com

1 Jose Sinatra

2 Missing Persons Dale Bozzio

3 Richie Ramone x

4 Danielle Lo Presti

6 Chuck & Mary Perrin circa 1968

5 Diana Death of the Gory Details

The food and drink scene that’s blos-soming at the juncture where Univer-sity Heights meets North Park at 30thStreet and Adams Avenue has wel-comed Et Voilà! French Bistro.

Owner Ludo Mifsud is an industryvet, having worked in restaurants inNew York, Paris and London andspending 10 years as the well-skilledmaître d’ of Tapenade in La Jolla.

Mifsud helped Tapenade’s ownerslaunch Bistro du Marche before turn-ing his attention to his first solo restau-rant, which he chose to land in theneighborhood in which he resides.

He partnered with chef/owner Vin-cent Viale, an alum of North County’sBernard’O, and with design directionfrom local firm Point of Departure,turned a 2,700-square-foot space intoa stylish twist on a traditional Frenchbistro.

Now open daily for dinner, withweekend brunch and a Sundaythrough Thursday happy hour, EtVoilà! seats 80 and showcases all theFrench classics — from steak au poivre,duck confit and coq au vin to souffléand creme brûlée — while applyingcontemporary presentation and utiliz-ing seasonal ingredients. With a smallfarm in Ramona supplying the restau-rant with eggs and vegetables, Vialeplans to run frequent specials andchange the menu quarterly.


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Top Cop addresses Community AssociationSecurity and Safety meetingPolice chief gives residents a report on crime and punishment

San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zim-merman addressed community con-cerns and responded to residents’ ques-tions at the Normal HeightsCommunity Association security andsafety meeting at the Normal Heightscommunity center on April 12.

In her talk, Zimmerman was quickto bring up the deployment of bodycameras at SDPD, saying the city wasa “leader” in the move nationally toequip officers with body-worn cam-eras.

“We are proud to say that we are thelargest city in the United States thathave deployed, by percentage of patrolofficers, body cameras,” she said,adding that use of force was down in2015.

“The analysis that we did with bodycameras showed that our higher levelsof use of force have decreased and ourlower levels have increased,” she said.

Zimmerman said although crimewas up in 2015, notably theft (shoplift-ing and theft from vehicles) that thiswas in comparison to 2014, which shesaid was a particularly low-crime year.

“We are still one of the safest largestcities in the United States,” she said.

Zimmerman called public safety ashared responsibility and specifically

asked residents to consider signing upfor nextdoor.com.

“There are many ways to do com-munity policing,” she said, adding thatneighborhood watch programs werealso effective, and encouraged residentsnot to hesitate to call the police if theysaw something that did not look right.

“If something seems out of place,”she said, “we really need you to call.We have been able to solve a lot ofcrime just by getting a little nugget ofinformation.”

During a 30-minute Q & A sessionwith attendees, Zimmerman addressedresident’s concerns about body cameraprotocol, drug abuse and homeless-ness.

Zimmerman defended officers whofailed to activate body cameras beforeshootings, as was the case in the 2015shootings of Fridoon Nehad and Lam-ontez Jones. Department policy saysofficers are to activate cameras anytimethey make an “enforcement contact”with the public, but Zimmerman saidit was a difficult adjustment for manyofficers.

“It took some time early on to getused to turning the camera on,” shesaid, comparing remembering to turnon cameras to an abrupt change in a

person’s morning routine.“We expect that when we get a new

piece of equipment that it’s not goingto be perfect every time,” she said.

Zimmerman also talked about heropposition to Proposition 47 that con-verted many nonviolent drug offensesfrom felonies to misdemeanors.

“I’ve had the opportunity to talk tomany individuals who have lost theincentive to get clean,” she said, sayingthe lack of incremental penalties fordrug possession was a problem withProp. 47.

Zimmerman told an anecdote abouta prisoner who attributed her sobrietyto being jailed for drug possession.

“The last time she went to jail wasthe catalyst to get her clean and sober,”Zimmerman said.

The criminalization of drug addic-tion is increasingly unpopular. Canadaoffers safe places for addicts to use andthe mayor of Ithaca, N.Y. is pushingfor a safe injection site there.

Zimmerman was asked about whatone resident describes as an “increasinghomeless population,” and what theSDPD could do.

“It’s not against the law to be home-less,” she said, “we are not criminalizinghomelessness.”

She also talked about what, accord-ing to her, “enabled” homelessness —people’s willingness to give to panhan-dlers.

“I spend a fair amount of time talk-ing to the homeless,” she said, “and Iask them this question: ‘What wouldit take for you to get off the street?’”

Zimmerman said that they tell herthey get everything they need on thestreets, like tents, money, and food, andthat they avoid shelters because of therules they would be asked to follow.

“We’re enabling their behavior,” shesaid, “whereas we’re trying to directresources into the programs where theycan get the help that they need.”

When addressing departmentrecruitment and retention, Zimmer-man said she was grateful for MayorKevin Faulconer’s support, but thatoutside factors were driving officersaway.

“We weren’t competitive with the

Sherriff’s Department and other policedepartments,” she said, “but we arenow.”

Zimmerman said that the scrutinyof media and citizen journalists on offi-cers contributed to push them towardssmaller cities with fewer cameras.

“Our officers (do not) want to bethe next Youtube moment,” she said.

Community Association Vice Presi-dent Jon Tolhoek is reorganizing theNeighborhood Watch and said he waslooking for volunteers and block cap-tains.

“We need people to keep an eye onwhat’s going on in their neighbor-hood,” he said, “and to help spread theword about what we’re doing.”

The watch meets every threemonths. The next meeting is Tuesday,May 24, at 7:30 p.m. at the NormalHeights Community Center (4649Hawley Blvd.).

San Diego Police Chief Shelley Zimmerman addresses the Normal Heights Community Asso-ciation security and safety meeting.

BY ANDREW DYER


Mingei International Museum focuses on everydayJapanese arts and crafts in its latest exhibit, “Mingei ofJapan —Treasures New and Old from the Museum’s Col-lection,”which opened April 2. The beauty in the “everyday” stems from the handcrafting

of objects, reflecting a respect for tradition and culturewhich can be lost when mass-produced products becomethe standard for daily use. Visitors to the exhibit will appreciate the designs and

details in the museum’s textiles, paintings, and ceramics,many from Mingei’s past Japanese collection. Several newacquisitions complement the experience.“Mingei,” meaning art of the people, was recognized by

Soetsu Yanagi almost 100 years ago as valuable because ofthe care and attention each individual piece is given by itscrafter. Celebratory for fine workmanship and quality, thecollection blends practicality and art, as seen in tea andsake cups, fans, brooms, banners, futon covers, and sleepinggarments.The cultural and religious practice of painting wood

plaques with images of deities and animals inform us aboutShinto and Buddhist traditions. Significant artists such as Keisuke Serizawa, Shoji Hama-

da and Tatsuzo Shimaoka are represented in the exhibit,displayed on the upper level of the museum. In conjunctionwith the “Treasures New and Old” exhibit, many toys anddolls, puppets, and kites are on view in the Doll and Toygallery. Balboa Park’s museums are just a short drive or walk

away from North and South Park neighborhoods. Fine andcontemporary art, photography, and history are just someof the attractions, and Mingei International Museum, openfor free to San Diego County residents on every thirdThursday of the month, brings a global perspective on folkart which appeals to people of all ages. The museum was founded in 1978 by Professor Martha

Longenecker of San Diego State University. She was inspiredto share her studies of Japanese pottery and oversee whatwould be become a well-respected collection of timelessand iconic artworks and crafts. The 41,000-square-footmuseum is found on the southwest corner of the Plaza dePanama and includes a coffee bar and gift shop. Continuing to showcase objects from Japan, the museum

will open a unique exhibit in October called “Layers ofBrilliance — The Journey of Japanese Lacquer Tools.”Kendall Brown, professor of Asian Art at California StateUniversity Long Beach, curated this upcoming event, bring-ing together small tables and tools used in the lacqueringprocess. Not only will privately owned lacquer items be shown,

but also evidence of the craft — surfaces covered withdrops of residue resulting from the work done by craftsartists over the years. Still, in April of next year, moreJapanese art will be in Mingei galleries with its premier of“KANBAN,” —Traditional shop signs from Japan.Meanwhile, contemporary Japanese pottery on loan from

San Diegan Gordon Brodfuehrer, exhibited three years ago,will go on tour. These works are popular because of theconnection we have with ordinary objects and the appealof seeing objects from a different country and culture. While the recent “American Icons” exhibit drew many

visitors to the museum, visitors to Mingei may also admirethe foreign, “exotic” crafts outside of our national identity.Rob Sidner, director of Mingei, has long appreciated the

“quiet beauty” of Japanese folkart. He sees a commitmentto preserving tradition and unwavering quality as crafterscreate beautiful, utilitarian art for the people. For the peoplewithin reach of Balboa Park, it is an opportunity to enjoythe beauty of “mingei.”

Traditonal Beauty at Mingei

The museum focuses on everydayJapanese arts and crafts

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store is independently owned and operatedby local entrepreneurs who are often quiteactive in their communities.Such is the case for Laila and Raul Said,

who own and operate four Subway shops inthe area, including a store on Adams Avenueat 35th street.“We are local, not a big corporation,” says

Laila Said. “It means a lot to us that we haveregular customers we know by name” — andby sandwich, she says, recalling a couple whocomes in regularly for turkey subs. They’reon Weight Watchers, Said says, so they like tobuild up their sandwiches with lots of veg-etables (though he sometimes likes a littlemayo). “They’ve lost so much weight,” shesays.Both Raul and Laila say they like being

active in the community, which is why theysupport school fundraisers, sports teams, andlocal events. “We have had partnerships withFranklin and Adams Elementary Schools,Kensington Preschool, and Hoover High,”where the store provides free sandwiches forstudents who meet academic goals. They also provide gift certificates students

can sell and use funds raised to benefit theirschool. “It’s great when we see the childrencome in with their parents and thank us, and

tell us about the field trip they were able totake because of our fundraiser,” she says. They also donate thousands of sandwiches

to the Heart Association and Juvenile Dia-betes walk. That’s one of the reasons bothowners regularly work in the stores. “We reallyenjoy connecting with the community, pluseach store has its own personality,” she says.In order to best serve the community, onehas to be active and engaged in it, the couplesays.The Saids were originally drawn to Subway

because the brand is committed to providinghealthy food. Most of the meats used forsandwiches are hormone- and antibiotic-free.“There are no dyes, or colorings used either,which is not easy, but it is important,” saysLaila Said. “And everyone we asked seemedto love Subway.”This is not the couple’s first foray into the

food business. Raul managed restaurants inAcapulco and Mexico City, and the pairowned a hotel mini-market together for years.“I loved helping international tourists,” Lailasays. “It’s such fun to connect with travelers.” After returning home to San Diego, the

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If people want to grab a cup ofspecialty coffee and bolt out thedoor, they’re certainly welcome todo that at Hawthorn Coffee, AdamsAvenue’s newest java house. But father-son owners Kevin and

Dylan Redmond are just as open tocustomers who want to linger forhours with their laptops, or engagein a philosophical discussion withthem over the merits of single-ori-gin coffee over a three-bean blend. “We’re all about the experience

and meeting people where they are,”says Dylan Redmond as he takes abreak from his job and hikes BlackMountain with his 14-month-oldson, Riley. “Our goal is to do every-thing with intention, to treat everycup of coffee as though it’s the mostimportant cup that day, not justtossing it on the counter.”That’s not to say other coffee

shops don’t make great coffee too,Redmond hastens to add. He speakswith high regard for Dark Horseacross the street and even Starbucksacross every street. There’s room foreveryone, he insists. “Competitiondoesn’t really breed anything for us,”says Redmond. “We’re not lookingto get our piece of the pie, but tryingto make the pie bigger and educatemore people about specialty coffee.”

Redmond speaks with a roman-tic wistfulness about single-origincoffees, saying how coffee beansfrom the same area have certaintasting notes which are highlightedin the flavor. Recalling one of his favorites from

the Yirgacheffe region of Ethopia,he waxes poetic about notes of blue-berry, citrus, and caramel. Thenagain, he says the Hawthorne blenddrip and espresso have their meritstoo. “It’s all about the balance,” he

says. “There’s a sweetness, carameland chocolate that compliment eachother really well.”Redmond wasn’t always a coffee

aficionado. His first cup was from7-Eleven and served a distinct func-tion — helping him wake up. A visitto a coffee specialty shop changedthat for him, though, and it was loveat first sip. “Someone made a pour-over and I realized coffee was somuch more than Folgers in a can,”he recalls. “It’s a nice experience tohave some quiet time with a cup ofcoffee and getting the different fla-vors as it cools.”Both Redmond and his father

have backgrounds in healing, whichpeaks through in everything theydo. After college, Dylan was aparamedic; Kevin has been a mas-sage therapist, spiritual counselor,and practitioner of energy work formore than 30 years.More than the coffee, the experi-

ence of stopping into Hawthorn willbe restorative, they hope. “We’re notsaying we’re going to cure anything,but we intend to serve you the bestcup of coffee, elevate your game andhelp you have a better day,” says Red-mond.

Coffee Talk Brewed Daily at HawthornAdams Avenue’s newest java house BY JENNIFER COBURN

Grab a coffee to go or sit and stay a while.

Father and son owners Kevin and Dylan Redmond treat every cup of coffee like it’s themost important one of the day.

Co-owner Dylan Redmond and his 14-month-old son, Riley, enjoy a hikebetween shifts at Hawthorn Coffee.


Liam came close, but it did not quite makethe top of the list of most popular baby malenames in San Diego in 2015. There were 272 Emmas born in the region

in 2015, but another female name reignedsupreme.According to the County Health and

Human Services Agency, which records allbirths and deaths in the region, more than45,000 babies were born in San Diego Countylast year, and the most popular boy and girlnames were just a few babies apart.Here is the list of top 10 baby names parents

chose for their children in 2015.

San Diego’s Top Baby Names

Break a Rib,Save a LifeThe first time I did CPR, I didn’t doit right. I was too afraid I was hurtingthe patient beneath my hands, tooafraid I’d damage his heart. And then I was shoved aside and a

burly ICU nurse started using hisentire body like a piston to do com-pressions. I heard a crack —“theregoes the first rib!” he said with asmile. I was horrified, and then was told,“that’s the way to do it right!”It seems strange to cheer the break-ing of a rib, so brutal, but in reality itis what is needed to save a life. Recently I was reminded of that again

as I felt a rib give way with a crunchwhile performing CPR on a col-league. He’ll forgive me, I thought. At some time in your life, you maybe next to someone who collapses. Iwant you to be prepared in case youare called upon to help save a life. Myfirst advice is always — take your ownpulse. Calm down, and make sureyou are in the moment. Don’t panic.Second, call for help. Then begin theABC’s. Airway (open, or choking?),Breathing (any? None? Wheezy?) andCirculation (heartbeat?). Once help is on the way, you canassess and see if you feel a pulse orsee them breathing. The weirdestthing is that a pulse can be hard tofind — use the neck if you can, orput your head on the chest and listen.

Not sure if you feel a pulse? Thenthere probably isn’t one. Trust that,and start compressions. You shoulduse your whole body, arms mainlystraight, using shoulders and back ina back and forth rhythm. Thepatient’s belly should push up everytime you push down. Hands over thesternum (breast bone) about threefingers width above the lower edgeof the sternum. Remember, you are trying to squeezethe heart between the ground/spineand your hands in order to push theblood forward and to the brain. Sothe compressions have to be strongand deep — not wimpy. No stomachmovement? Push harder. The rhythmis fast but not frantic — think of thesong “staying alive” and you’ll have

it. 30 compressions and then give abreath. Nowadays the compressions are con-sidered the lifesavers, and the breath-ing less so. I recommend a CPR classto solidify what I’ve said. But nowyou are ready to get to some bone-breaking, lifesaving CPR in case it’sneeded. And yes, my friend thankedme later after his ambulance ride andheart bypass.

Dr. Tara Zandvliet welcomes yourquestions. Send them to [email protected]. She practices at2991 Kalmia St. Phone: (619) 929-0032.

Ask Dr. Z

Forum Public Relations Opens in HillcrestForum Public Relations has officially

launched in San Diego.The firm is a woman owned, full-service

public relations and communications agencycentered on science and the arts.Led by Allyson Markey and Monte Ward -

- whom both started their careers in the sci-ences -- the company is dedicated to helpingscientists, artists, innovators, entrepreneursand explorers promote their work and inspiretheir communities.“It is not enough in 2016 to simply do

good work and put out an excellent product,”said CEO Allyson Greazel. “Every market isflooded with competition, and you are onlygoing to get your efforts noticed by aggres-sively pursuing visibility and actively man-aging your attention. It can be extraordinar-

ily challenging, but it is the world we live in,and there is no going back.”Based in Hillcrest, Forum Public Relations

cites over a decade of experience working inand with the sciences, journalism, the defenseindustry, the technology industry, and thearts. The company offers the following ser-vices: Contact marketing, publicity, websitedesign, branding press and media relationsand social media.“We have a range of experience on both

ends of the media world,” said Greazel. “Thissituates us well for showing our clients themost effective and efficient ways to get theirmessage and their brand out in the publicmarketplace and having it generate significantreturns.”

Three Earth-Sized Planets Found Orbiting a Tiny StarAn international team of astronomers,

including UC San Diego astrophysicists, hasdiscovered three Earth-sized planets orbitingnear the “habitable zone” of an ultracooldwarf star, the first planets ever discoveredaround such a tiny and dim star.The discovery is detailed in a paper pub-

lished this week in the journal Nature. Theplanets are so close to Earth — only 40 lightyears away — that astronomers should even-tually be able to study in greater detail thecomposition of each of the planets and theiratmospheres as well as look for chemical sig-nals of life.“The kind of planets we've found are very

exciting from the perspective of searching forlife in the universe beyond Earth,” said AdamBurgasser, a professor of physics at UC SanDiego’s Center for Astrophysics and SpaceSciences and a key participant of the inter-national team.Using a telescope called TRAPPIST

(TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals SmallTelescope) at the La Silla Observatory inChile, the astronomers traced the star’s lightmoment-to-moment over the course of 62nights last September through December.When the international team, led by MichaëlGillon of the University of Liège, Belgium,analyzed changes in brightness of thestarlight, they saw periodic dips as three plan-ets traverse its face casting shadows.The TRAPPIST telescope of the University

of Liege, located at the La Silla EuropeanSouthern Observatory in Chile, was used to

make the discovery.Follow-up observations with larger tele-

scopes indicated that the planets have sizesvery similar to that of Earth. Two of the plan-ets have orbital periods of about 1.5 days and2.4 days respectively, and the third planet hasa less well determined period in the range4.5 to 73 days.“With such short orbital periods, the plan-

ets are between 20 and 100 times closer totheir star than the Earth to the Sun,” saidGillon. “The structure of this planetary sys-tem is much more similar in scale to the sys-tem of Jupiter’s moons than to that of theSolar System.”

Artist’s impression of the system as seen from thesurface of the outer planet. (UCSD)


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Engineers and visual artists at UC SanDiego are collaborating on final projects, eventhough they are in different classes.This is just one of the many projects hap-

pening in the EnVision Arts and EngineeringMaker Studio at UC San Diego. The new3,000-square-foot studio on the third floor ofthe Structural and Materials Engineeringbuilding provides a wide range of design, fab-rication and prototyping tools from 3D print-ers and welding stations to a sophisticatedlaser cutter. It’s a creative, hands-on, experi-ential space where visual arts and engineeringcommunities converge; where students areempowered to think, design, “UC San Diego is one of the few places

where this kind of integration between visualarts and engineering cannot only happen, butcan be sustained and expanded,” said UC SanDiego Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla at theEnVision dedication event Friday.In its first quarter of operation, more than

400 students in engineering and visual artsworked in the maker studio through hands-on classes and labs as well as a few creative,independent projects.“The spirit of collaboration and innovation,

plus the skills that students gain through theseunique courses are transferable to their careerswell beyond their university years,” said Cristi-na Della Coletta, Dean of the UC San DiegoDivision of Arts and Humanities. “The cut-ting-edge curriculum aligns with our divi-sion's intellectual priorities and the intersec-tion of perspective, skills, tools, creativity andrigorous interdisciplinary research supportedby the university.”“Our engineering and visual arts faculty

are creating fantastic hands-on courses thattake advantage of the maker studio’s powerfulmix of design and prototyping facilities,” saidAlbert P. Pisano, Dean of the Jacobs Schoolof Engineering. “We are giving students newopportunities to gain the confidence andmotivation they will need to succeed in classes,internships, faculty research projects and, ulti-mately, their careers.”

Transforming EducationThe EnVision maker studio is a key com-

ponent of the Jacobs School of Engineering’sExperience Engineering Initiative, a school-wide project that aims to give every engineer-ing and computer science undergraduate stu-dent a hands-on or experiential engineeringcourse or lab each year— starting freshmanyear. In recent Experience Engineering classes,students have built robots, 3D-printed kneecartilage, and designed fuel-cell-powered cars.Every project is tied to a concept or theorythey will learn later in more advanced classes.In the spring quarter, visual arts students

interested in the new speculative design majorwill take classes in the new maker studio. Spec-ulative design uses several different designtechnologies and methods, combining themin innovative ways. Visual arts graduate stu-dents in a working critique class will also bein the maker studio during the spring quar-ter.A listing of recent and upcoming classes

running in the maker studio can be found onthe EnVision maker studio website.A Slam DunkIn the case of the artists and engineers with

the same final project, students in StructuralEngineering 1 and Visual Arts 40 worked

shoulder-to-shoulder during the winter 2016quarter. Together they created “whole objects”that merged sculptures with engineered sup-port structures. Lelli Van Den Einde taughtthe structural engineering class while BrettStalbaum taught the visual arts course.“We had lectures, homework and labs, but

this project was the slam dunk that I needed,”said structural engineering freshman WilliamJablonski. After struggling on the midterm,he found himself deeply engaged in his team’sinterdisciplinary final project. The team hadto figure out the conditions under which thesea dragon sculpture their visual arts team-mate designed and 3D-printed would—andwould not—damage or destroy the buildingthe engineers designed and built.“Going into the final, I had an understand-

ing of what the theory actually means,” saidJablonski.Visual arts student Jeszica McPeak is part

of a team that created a physical representationof a collection of pixels. She liked workingwith her engineering team in part becauseinterdisciplinary teams are everywhere in theprofessional world and in part because thecollaboration allowed her to expand and real-ize her artistic vision.“The maker studio is our saving grace,” said

McPeak, referring to both the access to 3Dprinters and other building tools as well astechnical expertise from her engineering team,the teaching assistants and EnVision staffdirector Jesse DeWald.While the engineering students on the

teams gave oral presentations and wrote labreports, the visual arts students got real-worldcuration experience by preparing, launchingand running an exhibit showcasing the sculp-

tures. The exhibit’s final day is today. It is opento the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in galleries201 and 202 on the second floor of the Struc-tural and Materials Engineering building.

Unleashing CreativityThe EnVision maker studio is not just for

hands-on classes. It will be a space where stu-dent-organization teams and artists create;where student entrepreneurs build, prototypeand innovate.Details on the tools in the maker space as

well as information on scheduling time andupcoming workshops is on the EnVision web-site. The goal is to open the space to as manystudent groups and entrepreneurial studentsas possible, though first priority during theschool year will go to the classes running inthe maker studio.Winter 2016 classes in the maker studio

included the structural engineering and visualarts classes with the combined final project, amaking, breaking and hacking electrical engi-neering class, an experience nanoengineeringclass and an introduction to bioengineering.The EnVision maker studio is part of a cam-

pus wide strategy, borne out of the UC SanDiego Strategic Plan, to integrate design withinnovation and better support “making” oncampus.“Our work to strengthen design at UC San

Diego and our investment in the maker studioare both part of a larger move to build andsupport the innovation capabilities of all ourstudents, which includes giving freshmenopportunities to unleash their creativity,” saidChancellor Khosla.

Visual arts student Jessica Buie holds up an open source hardware logo that she 3-D printed in the EnVi-sion maker studio. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego)

BY DANIEL KANE AND CYNTHIA DILLON

Students in an electrical engineering class in the EnVision maker studio. Their final project: building line-following robots. (Photo by Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications)

Chancellor Pradeep K. Khosla inspects the sculpture and support building created and tested in theEnVision maker studio by an arts-and-engineering team. Structural engineering undergraduate WilliamJablonski (pictured) is one of the team members. (Photo by Farshid Bazmandegan)

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