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I hate exercising. I hate everything about it. The effort it takes, the time it consumes, the soggy atmosphere in the gym that reminds me of so many unhappy times in junior high. Imagine—people spend good money to go to a place and exhaust themselves on machines, like so many hamsters. No wonder I put off a concentrated exercise plan as long as I could, until I finally got to the age where I just had to do something—or die in about six months.
So you can imagine how excited I was to finally discover a form of exercise I like. I've never seen it listed in any "routine" or "regimen." As far as being accepted by the National Exercise Association, it isn't even on the radar. And most amazing, you can only do it in Sarasota (or a small, select group of similar cities). I call it "swimming in the Gulf."
Yes, every afternoon when the sun has sunk sufficiently low on the horizon, I drive out to Siesta Beach and swim for about 45 minutes. I use no particular stroke, or rather I use a whole lot of different strokes. Speed is not an issue. I just keep going until I've swum past three lifeguard stands, then I turn around and swim back.
But it's hard to swim in the Gulf, you might say. All those constantly changing currents and eddies. Yes, and that's exactly the point. You get tossed around, churned, swayed, pummeled and so on. Most of the time it's calm and gentle. But sometimes it can be like trying to swim in a Maytag. And it's all these constantly changing forces in the water that give you the resistance you just don't get in a pool at the Y. Every muscle comes into play as you try to keep your balance and your direction. The water is constantly tossing you around, which means—it's doing half the work.
There is also an element of adventure to it, even danger. Is the Y dangerous? Hardly. Every possible hazard has been designed out, with the possible exception of that old man who hangs around the locker room. But at the beach it's you against nature. There's the sun to contend with. You must go late in the day and use plenty of sunblock. There are creatures in the deep that can come out of nowhere and nibble at your ankles. I don't allow myself to think of sharks, but jellyfish are an issue you can't ignore. One sting and I call it quits for the day, as the pain can last for 12 hours. And lightning is a big issue. I'll swim in a drizzle, but at the first sight of lightning I pack up and head off to Big Olaf's for an ice cream cone.
I chose Siesta Beach for convenience and figured I'd branch out to less crowded beaches as I progressed in my exercise program. But Siesta has turned out to be the most interesting part. First of all, there are scads of almost naked people to check out. They all seem to be tourists. I have yet to bump into somebody from Sarasota, with the single exception of my friend, Chris Miller, who at age 41 has begun a second career as a county lifeguard. The beachgoers are typically family groups, and they are predominantly foreigners. Siesta was named the No. 1 Beach in the country in 2011, and it has really paid off. They're flocking here from all over the world. And as Chris points out contentedly, many of them are young women in bikinis.
I recently took an informal survey to try and figure out where they were from. I dog paddled from one group to another and eavesdropped until I could determine what language they were speaking. Here are the results of the first 10 groups: Spanish, Spanish, Russian, American English, Spanish, Urdu (I'm guessing here), Italian, English English, Spanish, and—I swear to God—sign language. The English English family was debating a question you don't hear very often: What's better for a vacation, Sarasota or Dubai? Sarasota was winning the discussion, based mainly on price.
In this melting pot of the world's vacationing humanity you learn so many interesting things. Like what Muslim women wear to the beach (leggings and a long-sleeved T-shirt). How there is hardly a young man on earth without a tattoo. (Or a young woman, for that matter.) How the most fun a five-year-old can have is playing in the surf with his or her father. How any woman who cares about her image goes into the water with earrings, a sun visor and designer shades. How you've got to bring a beach umbrella for Granny to sit under or else she'll go off, martyr-like, and wait in the car.
And how young—and not so young—couples have a tendency to stand neck-deep in the water and make out—just where I'm trying to swim.
On weekends you get some extra bonuses. Saturdays mean sunset weddings. Sometimes there are three different ceremonies, all right next to each other. I love to watch the guests arrive as they hike over the dunes from the parking lot and realize they wore the wrong shoes. And Sunday means the drum circle. People gather hours ahead of time and plant their beach chairs in a big circle. The drummers actually warm up, like a symphony orchestra, while a very thin older man in shorts and a ponytail performs for the crowd with what I imagine are yoga exercises, although they suggest, to me, anyway, a routine from the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders.
As with any exercise routine, the best part of swimming in the Gulf is when it's over. You rinse your feet off in the shower in the parking lot and ride home with a towel protecting the seat, all the windows down, shirtless, driving barefoot, past all the bars in the Village where your fellow beachgoers are now enjoying drinks and Jimmy Buffett songs. You are exhausted, but pleasantly so. It's that same exhaustion you felt after a day at the beach in high school. Your skin is a little itchy from the dry salt water and your body still feels like it's being buffeted around by the water. You're hypnotized into a state of bliss. All you can think about is a nice warm shower, followed by a drink and a good dinner, then falling asleep with the waves still lolling your body.
It's a vacation kind of feeling, and just think—here in Sarasota we can get it all year-round. Oh, maybe not for a couple of months in the winter unless you're Canadian. But barring sharks, sunstroke and lightning, it may well be the perfect way to exercise.


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Type of Photograph: Carte de visite
Photographic Studio: Chevalier Photo., Sandhurst (Bendigo).
Location of Original: The original is now held by a cousin, Kath. I have a digitised copy of this photograph. I didn't get to look at the back of the original photograph.
Date: This photograph probably dates from the late 1860s or early 1870s. Thomas Chevalier had a photographic studio in Bendigo during that time. A search of Trove reveals other portraits taken by Chevalier. A date in the late 1860s/early 1870s would make Peter aged in his late 20s or early 30s, which appears to be plausible. Also notice those 'mutton chops' sideburns, which were popular during that era.
A short narrative using the Peter Fullerton photo as a prompt:
On 30 September 1840, the newly built 403 tonne barque Himalaya arrived in Melbourne, Port Phillip. The Himalaya was carrying approximately 212 passengers, including 12 cabin passengers, 30 intermediate passengers, 169 bounty immigrants and one child born on the voyage. The Himalaya, with passengers and crew, including the captain Mr H. Burn and Surgeon Superintendant Mr Monk, had left Plymouth, England on 29 June 1840. The 169 bounty assisted passengers were introduced into Port Phillip on Government Bounty by Mr John Marshall of London. Among the bounty immigrant were a Catholic couple from County Kildare, Ireland; a 25-year-old agriculturist William Fullerton and his wife Mary, a 27-year-old dairy maid. William could read, but Mary could neither read nor write.{note: I can expand this immigration section of my story quite a bit but this will do for a start}
The three month voyage from Plymouth must have been extra hard for Mary as she was pregnant with her first child. Just 22 days after William and Mary arrived in the Port Phillip District, a son, Peter Fullerton was born in Melbourne on Thursday 22 October 1840. It was not until after 1 July 1851 that the Port Phillip District of New South Wales became known as the colony of Victoria.
The second Sunday after his birth, when their child was just 10 days old and the Fullerton family were still residing in Melbourne, Peter Fullerton was baptised at St Francis' Catholic Church by Father Richard Walsh. Father Walsh had arrived in Melbourne in August 1839 to act as an assistant to Father Patrick Geoghegan. On that Sunday in November 1840, St Francis' Church did not look as it does now. The current St Francis Church was built between 1841 and 1845. When Peter was baptised the Church was made of wood, as depicted in Wilbraham F. E. Liardet's water colours of early Melbourne composed in the 1870s.
Peter's baptism sponsors (Godparents) were fellow Himalaya passengers James Campbell and Margaret Hanlon. According to the nominal passenger list of the Himalaya, James Campbell was a 25-year-old farm servant, also from County Kildare, Ireland, while Margaret Hanlon was a 28-year-old house servant from County Carlow, Ireland. Had William and Mary become friends with James and Margaret during the voyage from Plymouth? Or had they perhaps known one or both of these people before they left Ireland? Perhaps they travelled together from Ireland to England to board the ship at Plymouth?
The 'disposal' passenger list of the Himalaya showed that, after his arrival in Melbourne, William Fullerton was employed as a general servant by John W. Shaw of Melbourne for a term of 12 months for £40 per annum (with rations). Mary was also employed as a general servant by John W. Shaw, but for a term of 6 months for £20 per annum (with rations). How would Mary have worked as a servant while also caring for young Peter? Mr Shaw must have known when he employed Mary that she was expecting a child soon and thus must have understood that her capacity to work as a general servant would be inhibited somewhat due to the need to care for her child.
- Nominal and Disposal lists of the Himalaya, arrived Port Phillip 30 September 1840, PROV, VPRS 7310 Register of Assisted Immigrants from UK (1839-71), Book 2, pp. 203-226.
- Baptism registry entry for Peter Fullerton, baptised 1 November 1840, New South Wales Roman Catholic Baptisms solemnised in the Parish of [St Francis] in the County of [Bourke] in the year 18[40], copy obtained from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Victoria, 35930/1840.
- Port Phillip Pioneers Group - Fr. Patrick Bonaventure Geoghegan, http://home.vicnet.net.au/~pioneers/pppg5bm.htm, accessed 1 February 2013.
- St Francis' Church - Victoria's First Catholic Church - History, http://www.stfrancismelbourne.org.au/stfrancis/default.cfm?loadref=34, accessed 1 February 2013.
- Wilbraham F. E. Liardet's water colours of early Melbourne composed in the 1870s


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VICTORIAN GIRLS CAMP: 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Gaston County Museum, 131 W. Main St., Dallas, for girls age 8-12. Participants will learn what life was like for young girls back in the 19 th century through a variety of hands on activities, including creating artwork, playing historic games such as croquet and learning about proper etiquette and enjoying a formal tea. Girls are encouraged to dress up and bring a blanket for a Victorian picnic style lunch. Participants should wear closed-toed shoes. Cost is $40 per child. Reservations are required . Call Becky Soules, 704-922-7681, extension 106 .
SENIOR WATERMELON JUBILEE: 11 a.m., Gaston County Senior Center 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas.
BLOOD DRIVE: 2-7 p.m., Pisgah United Methodist Church, 2582 Gastonia Highway, Lincolnton, in the fellowship hall. Donors must be at least age 17, weigh a minimum of 110 pounds and be in good general health. The blood drive is sponsored by the church and the Red Cross. To learn more about donating blood visit www.redcrossblood.org.
BLOOD DRIVE: 4-7 p.m., Woodforest National Bank, 2505 Lincolnton Highway, Cherryville . Sponsored by Community Blood Center of the Carolinas.
SENIOR DANCE: 7-10 p.m., Gaston County Senior Center, 1303 Dallas- Cherrvyille Highway, Dallas. The Country Bucks will perform. Admission is $3 per person, and there is no couple's discount. For details, call 704-922-2170.
CITYWIDE INDOOR YARD SALE: 6 a.m.-1 p.m., Adult Recreation Center, 519 W. Franklin Blvd., Gastonia, featuring household items, electronics, adult/children's clothing and shoes, crafts and jewelry. Admission is free. The event is sponsored by Gastonia Parks and Recreation. Call 704-866-6848.
WILD CATFISH FISHING TOURNAMENT: 8 a.m.-11 a.m., Gaston County Park, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas, presented by Gaston County Parks and Recreation. The tournament is open to ages 2-15 and prizes will be awarded. The county has a limited supply of fishing poles that will be loaned out via the Kids Fishing Program. Participants should wear shoes they don't mind getting wet or muddy. No sandals are allowed. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Adults are not permitted to fish during the tournament. Prizes will be awarded. Call 704-922-2163 or visit www.gastongov.com.
CLASH OF THE BOTS IV: 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Schiele Museum, 1500 E. Garrison Blvd., Gastonia. This event returns as robots play hockey and clash together in all-out battles of finesse and brute strength. And the fun comes with a lesson. Those attending will find out how robots are built and how robotics increasingly plays a beneficial role in society. Cost is $3 Schiele Museum members/$3 in addition to museum admission. Visit www.schielemuseum.org.
MUSEUM PROGRAM FOR PRESCHOOLERS: 10 a.m., 131 W. Main St., Dallas. During "From Sheep to Sweater" participants — age 3 and older — will learn how the wool from the sheep goes through many different steps before it becomes the sweater we wear. The hour-long event will feature sheep tales and children will make their own wooly crafts. Cost is $2 per child and is free for museum members. Call 704-922-7681 or visit www.gastoncountymuseum.org.
GROUP YARD SALE: 8-noon, Stowe Insurance Parking Lot, 130 South Main St., Mount Holly (beside BB&T). The sale will feature household items, baby items, clothing, house plants, pageant gowns, appearance dresses and more, and it will benefit Mount Holly's Outstanding Little Miss Queens and the Children's Miracle Network.
PFLAG GASTON PANCAKE FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST: 8-10a.m., Applebee's, Gastonia, East Franklin Boulevard. Tickets $7 each, available at the door, eat in or carry out. Event supports the LGBT community. The group will be taking orders for PFLAG Gaston T-shirts, as well as selling them.
BLOOD DRIVE: 2-5 p.m., Shady Grove Baptist, 3240 Tryon Courthouse Road, Cherryville. This is the Kallie Ingle Student Drive. Sponsored by Community Blood Center of the Carolinas.
IMPERIAL COMMUNITY WATCH: 6:30 p.m., Covenant Baptist, 3131 Erskine Drive, Gastonia.
RIVERWIND APARTMENTS COMMUNITY WATCH: 6:30 p.m., 1243 E. Hudson Blvd., Gastonia, in the clubhouse.
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS COMMUNITY WATCH: 7 p.m., 1128 N. Ransom St., Gastonia.
VILLAGE SQAURE COMMUNITY WATCH: 2 p.m., 1400 Page Court, Gastonia.
CAROLINA-JACKSON COMMUNITY WATCH : 6:30 p.m., 700 Carolina Ave., Gastonia.
WIDOWED GROUP OF THE GREATER GASTON AREA MOTIVATIONAL/EDUCATIONAL CLASS: 6:30 p.m., Gaston County Senior Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, Dallas. Guest speaker Marcia T. Thompson will discuss "Building Healthy Relationships." The program is free, and beverages are provided. Doors open at 6 p.m. Call 704-865-5663.
OVERHILL TERRACE COMMUNITY WATCH: 6:30 p.m., Bethlehem Church of God, 1019 W. 10 th Ave., Gastonia.
GLITZY DIVAS COOKOUT: July 19. For details, including time and location, call 704-865-5667.
WIDOWED GROUP OF THE GREATER GASTON AREA: 7-10 p.m. July 20, Gaston County Senior Center, 1303 Dallas-Cherryville Highway, featuring music by The Delmonicos , under the direction of Tony McGuire. Admission is $8, and beverages are provided. Doors open at 6 p.m. Refreshments will be served after the program. Call 704-865-5663.
ADULT/SENIOR CITIZEN DANCE: 7-10 p.m. July 20, Adult Recreation Center, 519 W. Franklin Blvd., $5 admission. Music by the Minite Starz . Call 704-866-6848.
BLOOD DRIVE: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. July 21, Elevation Gaston, 5545 Union Road, Gastonia, sponsored by the Blood Center of the Carolinas. Visit www.carolinadonor.org or call 704-972-4700.
LINEBERGER PARK COMMUNITY WATCH: 6 p.m. July 23, Cornerstone Christian Center, 400 E. 5 th Ave., Gastonia.
EFIRD COMMUNITY WATCH: 6:30 p.m. July 23, 1534 Rolling Meadow Lane, Gastonia.
BLOOD DRIVE: 3-7 p.m. July 24, Catawba Heights Baptist, 311 Belmont Road, Belmont, sponsored by the Blood Center of the Carolinas. Visit www.carolinadonor.org or call 704-972-4700.
OAKLAND COMMUNITY WATCH: 6 p.m. July 24, Gastonia Police Department, 200 E. Long Ave., Gastonia.
FISH & CHICKEN FRY: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. July 26, American Legion Post 266, 100 Legion Drive, Stanley. Cost $7.50 a plate/sandwiches available. Held the fourth Friday of each month. Upcoming dates are Aug. 23, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25
BELMONT HISTORICAL SOCIETY BARBECUE SALE: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. July 27, 40 E. Catawba St., Belmont. Plates cost $8 and include barbecue, beans, slaw, dessert, two buns and sauce. Used books, drinks and cookies will also be for sale. As a special treat, there will be music by Elks Academy from 2 to 5 p.m., and there will be tables where you can eat your meal and enjoy the music. Delivery is available for orders of six plates or more. Cal Anita Roberts, 704-724-6086 or Debbie Waldenville , 704-491-0790.
BLOOD DRIVE: 4 p.m.-8 p.m. July 27, Regal Cinema-Franklin Square, 3778 E. Franklin Blvd, Gastonia, sponsored by the Blood Center of the Carolinas. Free movie ticket for donors. Visit www.carolinadonor.org or call 704-972-4700.


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Published on March 14th, 2012 | by Jules IKEAHacker
7Vendôme Lack
Materials: Lack side table
Description: Here is a table made with 6 Lack tables, I have used trays.
A foot was retained to maintain the table horizontally.
All plates were glued back to back with wood glue.
The other art were screwed on the inside
The second part can move
(under the top is the FIXA skates, to avoid scratching)
Successful completion.
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~ Maxime V^
7 Responses to Vendôme Lack
Wow, great idea!
Looks very nice.
looks great, but is very expensive
Very nice hack !
Now i want this on my house -
What are FIXA skates? Can't find from Ikea site. Thx.
They are plastic skates you usually put on the bottom of the funiture, to make them easier to move.
Are the two parts simply supported one over the other ?
Are they united in anyway ?
It could be a solution to use drawer's guides, but you would see them.


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She was a member of Cloverleaf Baptist Church.
She loved her family dearly and enjoyed spending time with her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
She extended kindness to all she met showing the love of Jesus here on earth. She retired with 28 years of service from Bendix and enjoyed traveling in her retirement.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Sam Harden; mother, Romaina Powers; father and stepmother, Jewel and Dorothy Prince; sister, Debbie Williams; brother, Ernie Prince; and great-granddaughter, Madison Nelson.
She is survived by her daughter, Linda Hardin; sons: Charles and Eric Browder; stepchildren: Teresa Davis and her husband, Curt, Tim Harden, Roger Butler and Ronnie Harden; her sisters: Trudy Farmer and her husband, Billy, Lois Beck and her husband, Clyde, and Beverly Welch; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces, nephews and many friends.
A Remembrance of Life service was held at 11 a.m. today, June 25, 2013, at the North Ocoee Chapel of the Jim Rush Funeral Homes with Pastor Johnny Moore and the Rev. Anthony Howard officiating.
Interment was in the Hillcrest Cemetery with Chris Fox, Bobby Banks, Chad Davis, Nolan Davis, Caleb Harden and Sean Farmer serving as pallbearers.
Donations honoring Edna may be made to the Mary Ellen Locher Breast Cancer Foundation, P.O. Box 4032, Chattanooga, TN. 37405.
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The 9th Annual M2W: Marketing to Women Conference was held at the Chicago Cultural Center April 16-17, featuring a bevy of experts and keynoters who know a little – okay, a lot – about marketing to women.
Guest Emcee Pepper Miller, president, The Hunter-Miller Group, and author of Black (Still) Matters in Marketing, presided over the two-day conference, introducing guest speakers who discussed a variety of topics including marketing myths, cultural advertising and women as more than just a 'niche' in the consumer world.
Regular TCW contributors Bridget Brennan, CEO, Female Factor, and author of Why She Buys, and Marti Barletta, founder, The TrendSight Group, and author of Marketing to Women and PrimeTime Women, offered insights during the second day of the conference. TCW had a front row seat to their presentations.
Ms. Brennan took the stage first, discussing women's influence in consumerism, especially from a familial standpoint. "We often hear that women are so busy and don't have time to do anything," she observed. "But what is the real implication here? Women are getting married later in life and taking their children with them everywhere. So children are side by side with their moms, in the same places and consuming the same products and brands." To sum it up, when you please women, you can stretch your brand across an entire household of consumers.
Later, Ms. Barletta took us to unfamiliar territory, interviewing Gemma Cernuda-Canelles, founder/CEO of the first Spain-based marketing to women company, Peix & Co. Her new, controversial book Ellas Deciden… (Pero Ellos Todavía Mandan), to be published later this year, is making headlines as the title loosely translates to Women Decide…But Men Run the Business. She went on to say, "When it comes to big brands, the one who design and decide are men, and they put their masculine values and politics into marketing."


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Welcome to San Mateo County Department of Parks. We are here to provide you with recreational opportunities in a safe and effective manner, and to protect and enhance the natural resources of the County.
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Jessi Virtusio's FYI on FMBA blog offers what you need to know about First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park.
Updated: January 30, 2013 11:53AM
The FYI on FMBA blog now features dedicated articles for each of the seven concerts that are part of the 2013 US99.5 Country Megaticket at First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre in Tinley Park.
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Forest Service acts to protect Thompson Divide Posted in Conservation, Colorado TU, Thompson Divide, Outdoor Communicators
Thompson Divide: high quality habitat worth protecting
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Earlier this week, the White River National Forest (WRNF) in western Colorado released its Record of Decision for managing oil and gas leasing on the forest. The decision is being hailed by sportsmen as a balanced approach to... [ READ MORE... ]
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Across the country, trout fishing is finally warming up after a bitter winter. Streams in the Rockies are flush with snowmelt. In the East, spring rains mean small brook trout streams are roaring. Come late summer, though, many of these waters where you're catching fish now may be reduced to... [ READ MORE... ]
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When the venue goes silent in anticipation is when you know that community cares.
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Another prominent co-sponsor signed onto a bill that would protect large portions of the Thompson Divide area from energy development.
Sen. Mark Udall joined the Thompson Divide Withdrawal and Protection Act as a co-sponsor on Thursday, prompting another wave of support from sportsmen.
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I am often asked why I choose to spend so much time out in wild country? The question always strikes me as odd. I usually respond with "why not"? I simply can't imagine a life without wide-open spaces, clear streams and wild critters. It would be a life I wouldn't want to live.
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American Angler takes a closer look into the Thompson Divide while talking with Trout Unlimited's Aaron Kindle. Head over to the American Angler website to have a look at the whole article.
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Located west of Carbondale, Colo., the Thompson Divide is one of the most pristine places in the West and is currently under threat from energy development. It harbors some of the best elk hunting in the state, a dozen... [ READ MORE... ]
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Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper speaks on the Thompson Divide. Posted in Conservation, West of The Rockies, Colorado TU, Backcountry, Thompson Divide
In one of several stops on the western slope of Colorado yesterday Gov. John Hickenlooper spoke on behalf of the Thompson Divide and the discussion of letting oil and gas leases expire. Articles done by the Denver Post and the Aspen Times both quote him speaking directly to the beauty of the... [ READ MORE... ]
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Colorado Roadless Article Posted in Conservation, West of The Rockies, Colorado TU, Backcountry, Thompson Divide, Sportsmen Ride Right
"Perhaps the rebuilding of body and spirit is the greatest service derivable from our forests, for of what worth are material things if we lose the character and quality of people that are the soul of America?"
Arthur Carhart—widely regarded as a pioneer in wilderness protection—posed that question... [ READ MORE... ]
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In Colorado, Conservation and Jobs go Hand in Hand, say Voters Posted in Thompson Divide
By Scot KersgaardMonday, January 30, 2012 at 12:20 pm
Can a person be both pro-business and pro-environment? In Colorado and surrounding states, the answer is a resounding "yes" according to a poll released today by Colorado College.
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Victims ID'd in deadly Waukesha County crash
identified the victims of a fatal crash in the Town of Genesee.
The Waukesha County Sheriff's Department on ThursdayAlixandra P. Wagner, 23, of Waukesha was killed when her vehicle collided with a car driven by a 65-year-old North Prairie woman on Sunset Drive east of Highway 83 around 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to the sheriff's department.
Wagner's passenger, Alex Hernandez Banuelos Jr., 23, of Milwaukee, also was killed in the crash.
The North Prairie woman was trapped in her vehicle, and after she was freed, she was taken to Aurora Medical Center for treatment of multiple injuries.
Authorities have said Wagner's vehicle crossed the center line and struck the North Prairie woman's car. Investigators think speed may have been a factor in the crash.
Taco John's donates 10 percent of sales to family of Saeed Sharwani
Waukesha residents flocked to Taco John's on Saturday to support the family of Saeed Sharwani, the 65-year-old town of Brookfield man who was killed in an armed robbery at a Citgo gas station a couple weeks ago.
Taco John's, 317 N. Grand Ave., Waukesha, donated about $1,110 to Sharwani's family — 10 percent of its total sales for the day.
The restaurant made about $11,092 on Saturday, well above its Saturday average of about $5,000, said Yvonne Hernandez, shift manager at Taco Johns.
Donation jars were also placed on the container all day. That money will be donated to the family as well, Hernandez said. But she wasn't sure how much money was raised through the containers.
Sharwani died after being shot in the chest after the suspects — Kenneth Thomas and Darrin Malone — entered the gas station, 1445 Whiterock Ave., just before 10:45 p.m. Jan. 13.
» Read Full ArticleFire damages home at Wexford Court in Waukesha
No one was injured in a house fire Monday on the city of Waukesha's east side, but extensive damage was done to the home.
Police and fire units responded to the fire at 2306 Wexford Court at 11:48 a.m. Monday when a neighbor noticed the flames.
Upon arrival, the attached garage to the residence was completely engulfed in flames and there was significant melting of the neighbors' siding, Battalion Chief Scott Purdy said.
Two juveniles were the only occupants inside and were able to self evacuate before police and fire department arrival.
The fire was quickly extinguished. The cause is still under investigation, Purdy said.
» Read Full ArticleWith Mia Famiglia in Hales Corners closed, the chef prepares for a restaurant in downtown Waukesha
Mia Famiglia, the Italian restaurant in Hales Corners, has closed as its chef works to open a new restaurant in downtown Waukesha in March.
Tom White Jr. said the restaurant he's opening at 225 South St. would have a streamlined menu that would include small plates, burgers and sandwiches, along with specials that would make use of seasonal ingredients from the city's farmers market.
He's finalizing the concept and still deciding on the new restaurant's name but said he's leaning toward Maglio, his mother's maiden name and a nod to his Sicilian ancestry.
The new location, at the site of the recently closed Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub, has an advantage for the growing Mia Famiglia line of prepared foods, which includes pastas, sauces and dressings.
"The beauty of this new building is that it has a large production kitchen in the basement," White said. The products are sold in eight grocery stores including Glorioso's Italian Market in Milwaukee and Grasch Foods in Brookfield, three winter farmers markets and seven summer markets, and he said he's in talks with Outpost Local Foods to sell the products in its stores.
» Read Full ArticleJackson's Blue Ribbon Pub closed in downtown Waukesha
Jackson's Blue Ribbon Pub did not last long in downtown Waukesha.
The pub, which opened during the fall of 2013 at 225 South St., closed two weeks ago, said Dominic Hoeffler, who was the general manager at the Waukesha location.
The pub had closed for a couple weeks last August due to what its owner called as staffing issues. The pub reopened with almost 90 percent new staff as well as a few menu changes.
Hoeffler said staff was not the reason this time for the closure. However, when asked why they shut down, Hoeffler said he was not at liberty to discuss the reasons.
"We're not allowed to say," Hoeffler said.
» Read Full ArticleVideo: Downtown Waukesha draws high-end apartments
In this week's Land & Space video, we look at four high-end apartment developments, totaling over 300 units, in the works in the downtown Waukesha area.
Gunshots hit vehicles in parking lot on North University Drive in Waukesha
Many people were rattled after hearing gunshots outside their apartment complex on the northwest side of the city on Sunday, Jan. 18.
Police responded to the 2700 block of N. University Drive after many callers reported hearing gunshots just after 7 p.m. Sunday.
One caller thought it could have been from a semi-automatic handgun or rifle, according to the police blotter.
Another caller said they heard about seven shots and some males arguing outside before seeing three vehicles leave. But the caller did not know if the males were related to the gunshots.
The only descriptions one resident gave was that the two suspects were black males in their late teens. The caller said after firing a gun, they left on foot toward North University Drive.
» Read Full ArticleWaukesha's old garbage system is just about trashed with delivery of new carts
The rollout of the new recycling and garbage carts in the city of Waukesha is well under way.
The new carts were first distributed to the southwest portion of the city last week, and crews will continue to deliver the carts to the rest of the city through the end of next week.
At last week's common council meeting, Department of Public Works Director Fred Abadi said everyone who is eligible to receive the carts in the city should have them by the first week in February.
Dustin Nolan, the city's recycling and solid waste coordinator, added there isn't a set date a particular neighborhood will receive the carts. Weather and other circumstances could alter the schedule, he said.
Crews with Advanced Disposal are loading up the carts at the city's drop-off center before heading out for home distribution. Nolan said people do not have to be home when crews deliver the carts and can begin using them upon delivery.
» Read Full ArticleCharges filed against 3rd suspect in slaying of Citgo station clerk
A man wanted in the fatal shooting of a clerk during a robbery at a Waukesha gas station was charged Wednesday with felony murder, according to state court records.
An arrest warrant was also issued for Darrin L. Malone, 28, one of three people involved in the Jan. 13 killing of Saeed Sharwani, 65, at the Citgo station at 1445 Whiterock Ave.
Prosecutors already had charged Kenneth Thomas, 19, with first-degree intentional homicide armed robbery and other charges, and Jerica Cotton, 23, the alleged getaway driver, with felony murder and armed robbery.
According to a criminal complaint:
Thomas shot Sharwani, and Cotton told investigators she agreed to be the getaway driver because she's just a helpful person by nature.
Waukesha Police Report: Jan. 22, 2015, issue
1 A caller says her former boyfriend stole everything she owns at an apartment at 128 Cambridge Ave. prior to 9:54 a.m. Jan. 9.
2 A caller reported at 10:45 a.m. Jan. 9 that approximately six months ago a person armed with a gun came over to his apartment at 2125 Kensington Drive and beat him up. He suspects the same person has put sugar in his gas tank. He told police that he was previously too afraid to report the incidents.
3 A school-issued iPad at Hadfield Elementary School, 733 Linden St., was stolen prior to 4:16 p.m. Jan. 9.
4 A caller saw a man, who was walking by, stop and dig a hole in the snow at 421 Riverview Ave. at 5:44 p.m. Jan. 9. The caller felt this was odd.
5 A caller reported a domestic disturbance at 520 Bell St. at 4:20 a.m. Jan. 11 after a female ran over to a residence, telling someone to call the police because her boyfriend was beating her up. However, police determined there was no criteria for a domestic disturbance as both parties said they had too much to drink. The woman then said she was jealous that her boyfriend was talking to another girl and that she overreacted.
» Read Full ArticleFox Head Residences developer asks to postpone action on Waukesha apartments
No action was taken on components of the Fox Head Residences, an apartment complex being proposed near Carroll University at the site of the former Fox Head Brewery.
Community Development Director Jennifer Andrews announced at Tuesday's common council meeting that the developer of the project asked that items relating to the apartment be put on hold until the council's Feb. 19 meeting.
Andrews said Terrance Wall, the developer, was out of town tonight and also wanted to postpone action because he wanted to finish making some of the changes requested by the plan commission at its meeting on Jan. 14.
As a result, the council will have a month to decide if it will move forward with a project that many already spoke out against at a meeting earlier this month.
The council was scheduled to vote on a land-use plan amendment and rezoning of 211 and 223 Maple Ave. at Tuesday's meeting. The land-use plan would change from industrial to commercial and rezoning would change the site from manufacturing and business to a general business planned-unit development.
» Read Full ArticleNearby Citgo gas station closes early in response to last week's fatal shooting in Waukesha
A Citgo gas station that is just a few blocks away from the Citgo station that was the site of an armed robbery/homicide last week has been closing early as a precautionary measure.
Megan Healey, a clerk at the Citgo gas station at 1700 Pewaukee Road, just north of the Waukesha County Courthouse, said on Tuesday that her station has been closing at 7 p.m., instead of 8 p.m., since last Friday.
She said her station actually closed two hours early for two days on Wednesday, Jan. 14, and Thursday, Jan. 15, in response to the homicide, which took place at the Citgo gas station, 1445 Whiterock Ave., just before 10:45 p.m. Jan. 13.
Healey said her station didn't receive any threats after the homicide, but employees and the manager felt it was best to close early at nights.
"It was for safety reasons," Healey said. "It's just a precautionary measure."
» Read Full ArticleSuspected getaway driver in deadly robbery tells police being helpful 'in her nature'
A Milwaukee woman told police she agreed to be the getaway driver in a deadly Waukesha armed robbery because, "it was simply in her nature to help people," according to a criminal complaint filed Monday.
Jerica L. Cotton, 23, said she was being helpful to Kenneth Thomas, 19, and Darrin Malone, 28, when she drove them to the Citgo gas station at 1445 Whiterock Ave., where Thomas allegedly shot clerk Saeed Sharwani, 65, shortly before 11 p.m. Jan. 13, according to the complaint.
Thomas was charged Monday with first-degree intentional homicide, armed robbery and other counts. Cotton was charged with felony murder and armed robbery.
Malone, 28, who is considered armed and dangerous, was still at large Monday.
The three are suspected of a half-dozen armed robberies in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties, including those of a bank in Milwaukee and of a 7-Eleven store in the Town of Brookfield where multiple shots were fired.
» Read Full ArticleComplaint: Waukesha man charged with armed robbery wanted to be caught
A 34-year-old Waukesha man allegedly held up a gas station clerk with a knife, then allowed the clerk to call the police, to whom he immediately surrendered when they arrived.
Michael Palmore Jr., 337 N. West Ave., was charged on Friday, Jan. 9, in Waukesha County Circuit Court as a repeat offender with armed robbery and misdemeanor bail jumping.
Palmore faces up to nearly 41 years behind bars and $110,000 in fines if convicted.
According to the criminal complaint, police responded in emergency fashion around 2:30 a.m. Jan. 9 to the BP gas station at 910 W. St. Paul Ave. to the report of an armed robbery in progress.
The clerk who phoned in the emergency told officers in the complaint that Palmore had been in and out of the station that night, but eventually approached the counter brandishing a knife. Then something unusual happened: Palmore apologized to the clerk.
» Read Full Article2 arrested in fatal Waukesha Citgo robbery linked to violent spree
Waukesha police on Friday announced the arrests of two-thirds of a suspected violent trio believed responsible for the killing of a gas station clerk during a series of robberies in Milwaukee and Waukesha counties.
Kenneth Thomas, 19, and Jerica L. Cotton, 23, were arrested in connection with the robbery and shooting death of Saeed A. Sharwani, 65, shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday at the Citgo gas station at 1445 Whiterock Ave., according to a news release from the Waukesha Police Department.
Thomas, who is suspected of having fired the shot that killed Sharwani, was arrested by West Allis police executing a search warrant for Milwaukee police.
Cotton is suspected of being the getaway driver in the robbery.
Authorities are still seeking Darrin Malone, 28, and believe the three are responsible for at least six robberies in West Allis, Milwaukee, the Town of Brookfield and Waukesha, including that of a bank in Milwaukee and a robbery in the Town of Brookfield Jan. 10 during which multiple shots were fired.
» Read Full ArticleMan accused of killing Waukesha gas station clerk, female getaway driver arrested
Waukesha police, as of Friday afternoon, have arrested two people who are alleged to have been involved in the fatal shooting of a gas station clerk on Tuesday night in Waukesha.
Kenneth Thomas, 19, the man accused of killing Saeed Sharwani, was arrested in the city of West Allis less than 10 hours after the armed robbery/homicide at the Citgo gas station, 1445 Whiterock Ave., Waukesha.
According to a news release sent out Friday afternoon by Capt. Ron Oremus of the Waukesha Police Department, Thomas, a convicted felon, was arrested by the West Allis Police Department Tactical Unit as it was executing a search warrant for a robbery investigation from the Milwaukee Police Department.
Oremus said the Waukesha Police Department believes Thomas and his accomplices were involved in at least six recent robberies in four jurisdictions: West Allis, Milwaukee, the town of Brookfield and Waukesha.
Shortly after police announced that Thomas was arrested, another news release was sent out saying a 23-year-old woman, tied to the case, has also been arrested and is in custody. Waukesha Police Chief Russell Jack said Jerica Cotton was the getaway driver for Thomas and the other male suspect at the scene of the crime.
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The People & Places Associated With Leonard Cohen Today
A Leonard Cohen Primer1
The Not Too Big, Not Too Little, Pyritic Book Of Leonard Cohen
This chapter of A Leonard Cohen Primer introduces some of the individuals and locations that figure prominently in the contemporary life of Leonard Cohen. The names of these important people and places are identified in their first use in this post by being displayed in this version of dark red.
This should be easy going. There are lots of pictures, not much text, and only one tricky part (not to worry – I'll warn you when it's coming up.)
The exotically beautiful,2 dulcet-voiced woman who often accompanies Leonard Cohen musically and socially is Anjani.3 (In the spirit of full disclosure,4 I have a thing for Anjani. Details are available at Anjani & DrHGuy.)
Since the mid-1980s, Anjani has worked a back-up singer for Cohen in the studio and on tours, where she also played keyboards.
A decade or so later, the two became lovers.5
Anjani is also the vocalist, writer, and arranger on Blue Alert, a CD produced by Cohen and composed of tracks based on remnants and fragments of his poems and songs.
Blue Alert, issued in 2006, is considered by many to be the most recent "Leonard Cohen album" in the sense that its style and lyrics resonate with his previous work although he does not perform on the recording.6
When not performing or attending ceremonies in New York inducting Cohen into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Anjani and Leonard Cohen spend most of their time in either Los Angeles, where they maintain separate apartments, or Montreal, which was Leonard Cohen's home until his early 20s.
Leonard Cohen's Family Home, Montreal7
The Poet's Progeny
Leonard Cohen has two grown children. His son, Adam (born 1972), is also a singer.
His daughter, Lorca (born 1974), was named after the poet, Federico García Lorca. (Of course, mention of Federico García Lorca at this point is an instance of Chekov's gun8 so there will be more about him later. For now, however, just keep Lorca's namesake9 in mind for future reference.)
Many of the photos of Leonard Cohen, Anjani, and family friends that appear in published materials, CD cover art, etc. are the work of Lorca Cohen.
OK, here's the part where you have to pay attention.
The mother of Adam and Lorca is Suzanne Elrod.
Now, even a new Leonard Cohen fan is likely to know his only commercial hit song was "Suzanne." 10 You know the one, Suzanne takes you down to her place near the river / You can hear the boats go by / You can spend the night beside her … she feeds you tea and oranges / That come all the way from China … For you've touched her perfect body with your mind … and so on.
Ah, see how things are already starting to link together?
Well, no, they aren't – yet.
It turns out – and this may be hard to believe – Leonard Cohen knew at least two Suzanne's.11 And, the tea and oranges Suzanne was not the mother of Adam and Lorca Suzanne.
The Suzanne in the song is Suzanne Verdal, who was married to a friend of Cohen's and did indeed live on the waterfront. In fact, the lyrics of the song, Suzanne, including the local geography, match up well with the real life Suzanne and her situation.12
Note that the official The Leonard Cohen Primer Qualification Criterion for Leonard Cohen Fan, Novice Level is "Awareness that the song-Suzanne is not the mother of Adam and Lorca-Suzanne." Recall of the Suzannes' specific last names is not required at this level.
There is one other point of contention. A biographer of Cohen's claims that Cohen and Suzanne Elrod were married while Cohen himself holds that there was no marriage. No one disputes the relationship existed or that Adam and Lorca are the product of the union, rendering the point trivial. It is acknowledged here only in hopes of preventing future confusion on the reader's part from these conflicting claims.
Jarkko Arjatsalo, Webmaster – and De Facto Chief Curator, Head Archivist, Documentary Photographer, Fan Club President, Social Chairman, High Priest, Ringmaster, and Prime Minister Of Cohenatia
Leonard Cohen with webmaster Jarkko Arjatsalo
(Los Angeles, June 1999)13
In 1995, Jarkko Arjatsalo, an accountant from Finland, established leonardcohenfiles.com, a web site devoted to (duh) Leonard Cohen.14 In 1997, Leonard Cohen, then residing at a Zen monastery (more about that in a later chapter), contacted Jarkko about his unauthorized site – to offer to contribute unpublished poems, notebooks used to compose his songs, a passport from his student days, personal anecdotes, that kind of stuff.
That affiliation has persisted and appears stronger than ever. Leonard Cohen, for example, chose to officially announce his 2008 tour first at leonardcohenfiles.
While leonardcohenfiles is most often described as an "encyclopedia" of Cohen information, a more apt analogy would be to the Smithsonian Institute with a plethora of displays of widely varying but consistently fascinating content. Leonardcohenfiles now offers more than 800 indexed pages of material about Cohen and its 2.000.000th visitor landed on the site over a year ago.
Less heralded but of growing importance are Jarkko's other roles, such as propagating other Cohen-dedicated web sites, whether as primary originator (e.g., leonardcohenforum.com) or as a facilitator for other members of the Leonard Cohen Web Ring. He has also been a prime mover in organizing meetings, conferences, and events celebrating Cohen's work and serves as a communications network for Cohen fans.
Coming Attractions
The next chapters will focus on earlier parts of Cohen's career. These names, for example, are likely to make an appearance in the next posts:
- Chelsea Hotel
- Hydra
- Mount Baldy
- Bob Dylan
- Lou Reed
- Rebecca De Mornay
- Judy Collins
- Jennifer Warnes
- Joni Mitchell
- Sharon Robinson
- Jikhan
- Kelley Lynch
Next Leonard Cohen Primer Post: The Childhood Of Leonard Cohen
- A Leonard Cohen Primer is a simple, easy to understand introduction to Leonard Cohen for anyone who has recently tuned in to his music and for fans who may have listened to the songs for some time and now want to learn something about the singer-songwriter who produced them. The goal of this series of posts is to avoid both (1) overwhelming readers with details and tangents, however interesting those channels might be, and (2) omitting fundamental elements of Cohen's life. [↩]
- Although frequently described as "oriental," Hawaiian-born Anjani is actually a blend of German, French, Okinawan, Irish, Welsh, and Dutch bloodlines [↩]
- It is no secret that Anjani's surname is Thomas; Anjani simply prefers to be known by only her Christian name [↩]
- On a pragmatic level, anyone who has read more than a couple of my posts cannot avoid the fact that I rarely fail to disclose my feelings about Anjani [↩]
- If "lovers" sounds awkward, feel free to substitute your preferred, equally awkward term, equally inadequate term: significant others, partners, girl friend and boy friend, … [↩]
- Leonard Cohen's most recent CD on which he performs is Dear Heather, produced in 2004. [↩]
- This photo is from A Short Walk In Leonard Cohen's Westmount, a web page which contains more photos of this home and a charming essay about the area, especially as it relates to Leonard Cohen growing up there and to references in his books, poetry, and songs. [↩]
- "Chekov's gun" references the playwright's notion that "If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there." From Gurlyand's Reminiscences of A. P. Chekhov, in Teatr i iskusstvo 1904, No. 28, 11 July, p. 521. Preceding primary reference is from Wikipedia [↩]
- One suspects that Lorca Cohen, however admirable she may find the poet for whom she was named, may well have grown less enthusiastic about inevitably being introduced in published material as "Lorca Cohen, who named after the … ." If so, I apologize for perpetuating the trend; it's the kind of thing newbies need to know. [↩]
- Suzanne (the song) soared as high as #83 on the US charts [↩]
- OK, I am aware that he knew at least three Suzanne's since he worked with singer Suzanne Vega. I'm just trying to keep things simple. [↩]
- See the previous reference, A Short Walk In Leonard Cohen's Westmount, for specifics. [↩]
- Photo and caption from – of course – leonardcohenfiles.com [↩]
- OK, I suppose one could make the case that leonardcohenfiles could have been a site about a guy named "Leonard Cohenfiles," but that would be wrong. [↩]


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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2013, at Christ Temple in Cleveland, officiated by Myrtle Murphy, and followed by interment in Cleveland Crossing Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1-6:30 p.m. on Nov. 15, 2013, at Brinson Funeral Home in Cleveland.
She is survived by her mother, Catherine Walker; step-father, Joseph Thomas; two brothers, Cedric Walker of Simon, Miss. and Joseph Walker of Grenada; two sisters, Jacqueline Walker of Cleveland and Debbie Robertson of Memphis; two sons, Wesley Walker and Jeremy Walker both of Cleveland; three daughters, Shalonda Walker of Cleveland, Marcia Walker and Raven Walker both of Orange County, Texas; eight grandchildren, three uncles, six aunts, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.