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"Cordis Hotel, Auckland The Cordis Hotel, Auckland is an upscale-star hotel in Auckland, New Zealand.Chief concierge, Cordis Hotel, Auckland - New Zealand Herald, Wednesday 22 August 2007 Formerly named The Langham, Auckland, it occupies the historic site of Partington's Windmill, a local landmark until its demolition in 1950. History In May 1850, Charles Partington purchased land in Symonds Street for £200, and commenced the construction of “the new Windmill” at a cost of £2000. In August 1851 the first flour was advertised for sale. Partington, an immigrant from Oxfordshire in England, had arrived in 1847. He had previously been in partnership with John Bycroft and together they took over the Epsom Mill that stood in St Andrews Road (part of which has been renamed Windmill Road in memory of that structure which was demolished in the 1920s). The partnership lasted until December 1849. The Symonds Street windmill was built in 1850 using bricks made on the site from clay dug nearby. In 1856 an important sideline was introduced - the baking of biscuits - using equipment specially imported from Reading, Berkshire in the United Kingdom, presumably from Huntley & Palmer's who already baked biscuits there. The business was renamed the Victoria Flour Mills and Steam Biscuit Factory. During the New Zealand wars (1861 to 1866), four firearms were always kept in the mill which was located in a strategic position on the southern edge of the Town of Auckland. As it happened Auckland was never directly threatened by the Māori at any time during the conflict. During the wars, Charles Partington served with the British cavalry and the mill supplied the troops with food, chiefly biscuits, but also flour and crushed corn. By 1873 the biscuit making machinery had been relocated to the Riverhead mill and at least some of the land around the Symonds Street mill had been sold off as building sites. Shops were erected along Symonds Street and houses on the other three boundary roads leaving the windmill in the centre of the block accessed by a lane called at various times Mill lane or Partington street. Charles Partington died in 1877, apparently leaving his family affairs in disarray. His sons continued in the business and Joseph Partington took over the Symonds Street mill. In 1892 there was a Supreme Court Hearing, and a Mr Evans received title over part of the land, probably through mortgage default. In June 1895, Joseph Partington took out a 10-year lease from Evans. Two years later Evans sold his property to James Wilkinson who served Partington with notice to quit. What followed was a series of public arguments, including the publication of a libellous pamphlet by Partington and his being declared bankrupt again. Wilkinson apparently ran into financial trouble himself as he obliged to put the property up for sale in 1910. The successful buyer was, surprisingly, Joseph Partington, who purchased the property for £400. Wilkinson was also in ill health, he died two years later. In 1911 Joseph travelled to England and there purchased a windmill and had the machinery, stones, cap and sails shipped back to Auckland, although it appears the sails were not fitted until around 1914. A gas engine was installed to supplement wind power but by 1916 it was found necessary to add 15 feet to the height of tower due to the increased height of the buildings now surrounding the mill. After a turbulent history of commercial ups-and-downs, family arguments and several fires, the mill's life was effectively ended in 1941 when the then owner, Joseph Partington, died leaving no will, although he had, on more than one occasion, made public announcements that he intended to leave the property to the City Council in order to preserve it. An early advocate of health food, Partington had recently been living the life of a recluse but had kept the mill working. Because of the City Council's decision not to press any legal claim or make a deal with the family the estate was eventually sold. Despite attempts by the Windmill Preservation Society to save the Windmill it was demolished in 1950. Although it had been promised that the 100,000 wedge shaped bricks were to be kept safe in order that the Windmill Tower could be recreated elsewhere, the bricks mysteriously vanished. Most of the machinery and other parts were destroyed; the metal turret cap was apparently melted down for scrap metal. There are Mill Stones at the Howick Historic Village and MOTAT which are labelled as coming from Partington's Windmill. In 1980 all the buildings on the block of land bounded by Symonds Street to the east, City Road to the north, Liverpool Street to the west and Karangahape Road to the south were razed. In the next six years five large buildings arose on the site. Most of the northern part of the site was devoted to the multi-story Sheraton Auckland Hotel & Towers, which incorporated a shopping arcade linking with Karangahape Road. This structure was rebranded on 1 January 2005 as the Langham Hotel, Auckland.Langham Hotel Melbourne on hotel.com.au Present operation In 1983 the final public reception for the Royal Tour took place here for Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales. In 1990 the Auckland Gay Mardi Gras Party was held in the Ballroom - the first such event in New Zealand. In 2001 the first Interpride Conference held in the Southern Hemisphere was opened by the Prime Minister Helen Clark. The hotel's restaurant, Partington's, is named after the windmill founder and has won various awards, including Restaurant of the Year in 2006.Restaurant Association of NZ, Restaurant Association of NZ, Restaurant Association of NZ, October 16, 2007, accessed October 16, 2007 See also * Langham Hotels International References External links *Cordis Auckland Official Website *Map of Cordis Auckland __INDEX__ Category:Hotels in Auckland Category:1980s architecture in New Zealand "
"Quah is the first solo album by Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane. The album was recorded with Tom Hobson. The initial plan was to have side-A be Kaukonen and side-B be Hobson. However, RCA felt that Hobson's recordings would not be accepted by the public. Initially the record was planned to be released in mid-1973, but because of the issues with Hobson, Kaukonen returned to the studio to record new tracks for side B in May 1974. Only "Blue Prelude" and "Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine" of the original 1974 release feature Hobson's lead vocal, although he also plays guitar on "I'll Let You Know Before I Leave." On the CD reissue, Hobson is featured on all bonus tracks except for "Lord Have Mercy." In 1980, Grunt Records reissued the album with a different cover that used the photographs that were originally used inside the gatefold. In 1987, Relix Records released the album under license from RCA. It was released on vinyl and was one of the first CDs released by an independent record label in the USA. The first Relix version was pressed in Switzerland, then Japan and finally manufactured in the USA. Relix also released a remastered and graphically revised version in the late 1990s with computer improved tracks from the original masters. BMG (incorporating the former RCA) re-released the original album on CD in 2003, along with the bonus tracks featuring Hobson. It was voted number 1 in the All-Time 50 Long Forgotten Gems in the third edition of Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums (2000). Track listing All songs written by Jorma Kaukonen, except where noted Personnel *Jorma Kaukonen – vocals on all tracks except Tom Hobson tracks, "I'll Let You Know Before I Leave", and "Lord Have Mercy", acoustic guitar on all tracks except "Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine" and "Barrier", 12-string slide guitar on "Another Man Done Gone" *Tom Hobson – vocals on "Blue Prelude", "Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine", "No Mail Today", and "Barrier", acoustic guitar on "I'll Let You Know Before I Leave", "Blue Prelude", "Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine", "No Mail Today", "Midnight in Milpitas", and "Barrier" Additional Personnel *Edward Neff – fiddle on "Flying Clouds" *Teressa Adams, Melinda Ross – celli on "Genesis", "Song for the North Star", and "Flying Clouds" *Nancy Ellis, Miriam Dye, Don Ehrlich, Mary Jo Ahlborn – violas on "Genesis", "Song for the North Star", and "Flying Clouds" *Thomas Heimberg – viola on "Flying Clouds" *Nathan Rubin, Thomas Halpin, Daniel Kobialka, Carl Pederson, Eva Karasik, Anne Kish – violins on "Genesis", "Song for the North Star", and "Flying Clouds" *Mischa Myers – violin on "Flying Clouds" *Arthur Krehbiel – French horn on "Flying Clouds" *Gene Tortora – Dobro on "Sweet Hawaiian Sunshine" *Tom Salisbury – strings arranger, strings conductor Production *Jack Casady – producer *Pat Ieraci (Maurice) – production coordinator *Mallory Earl – recording engineer, mixing engineer *Margareta Kaukonen – cover *Jim Marshall – photography *Recorded at Wally Heider's, San Francisco Notes Category:Jorma Kaukonen albums Category:1974 debut albums Category:Grunt Records albums Category:Albums recorded at Wally Heider Studios "
"William Sapp may refer to: * William Fletcher Sapp (1824–1890), United States Attorney and Representative from Iowa * William Frederick Sapp (1856–1917), American politician from Kansas * William R. Sapp (1804–1875), U. S. Representative from Ohio "