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Roasted Tomatillo Salsa Verde
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From the blog, A Spicy Perspective, this has been stashed here for safekeeping. I've never grown tomatillos, but may have to now. :)
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- 2 1⁄2 lbs tomatillos, husked and rinsed
- 2 large onions
- 10 garlic cloves
- 4 jalapenos
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 cup packed fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 3 avocados
- 1 lime (optional)
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- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Peel and chop the onions into quarters. Place the tomatillos, onions, garlic and jalapenos on a rimmed baking sheet. Drizzle with oil.
- Roast in the oven for 15 minutes—until the exteriors are blistered but the insides are still slightly raw.
- Meanwhile, half the avocados, remove the seeds, and scoop out the flesh.
- Cut the jalapenos in half and scrape out the seeds. Discard seeds.
- Place HALF of the tomatillos, onions, jalapenos and garlic in a food processor. Pulse until mostly smooth.
- Add HALF of the cumin, salt, cilantro and avocado. Pulse until the avocado is pureed into the mixture. Taste for salt.
- Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
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Wendy Nicholas
Thank you. I have the pleasure of moderating this next session and I'm very pleased to introduce to you two people who can talk with great experience about the economics of heritage tourism and heritage development and the economic benefits that accrue to communities that invest in and capitalize on their historic resources for both community development and heritage development.
I think someone earlier mentioned that heritage tourism is the fastest growing segment of the national tourism industry, and at this point, tourism is about to take over as the largest retail industry in our country. Which is a little hard to believe, but, nevertheless, to capitalize on one's heritage for purposes of getting on this tourism bandwagon is a great way to go.
We have with us today two experts in both heritage tourism and also in understanding the economics and economic benefits. They are Tom Moriarity and Elaine Carmichael. And I'm going to follow the earlier lead and introduce first Tom and then I'll introduce Elaine.
As Tom said, Tom and I go way back. When we were both getting started in historic preservation — some of you may be aware of the National Trust Main Street program which started out of our Chicago office in the late 1970's — it was a time when our regional office there was getting lots of calls from small Midwestern towns who were looking for help for their commercial Main Streets in a time when retail was moving to shopping malls.
Tom was one of the very first three Main Street managers and really got this Main Street movement off on the right foot with three years in Madison, Indiana where he learned a great deal about commercial district revitalization. He has gone on to work in this field in many different ways, and is currently a principal at Economics Research Associates, a national company. Tom manages mixed-use development studies providing development analyses of historic structures in commercial districts, transportation center and airport concession master plans and commercial area revitalization programs.
His list of clients is long and intriguing. Since 1987 Tom has advised the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey in over 25 consulting assignments, including retail master plan redevelopment of the new World Trade Center in New York. He has worked in central Buenos Aires for a U.S.-Argentine joint venture and participated in development analysis for redevelopment of the historic Main Train Station, and Tom's been involved with Detroit's Renaissance Center as well as Goldman/Sachs in helping them to develop their new office retail complex on the Hudson River shore in New Jersey.
And I will tell you that, on a personal note, Tom is really extraordinary at the Texas two-step, which he happened to teach me one year when we were very much younger. Tom Moriarity. (applause).(back to the top)
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Thank you. No. No demonstrations, we promise. Wendy and I met many years ago when she was a fresh-faced preservationist beginning in Louisville, Kentucky. Actually, Wendy's the one who taught me how to say Louisville properly. You say it without moving your mouth. Luh-vul. Luh-vul. (laughter) And I've continued to use that as necessary and I owe you a great debt of gratitude for that.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
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At a recent edition of Night Bass, the VIP section was mostly deserted. No surprise: AC Slater's monthly at the intimate Sound Nightclub is for people who want to mix it up and get sweaty on the dance floor, not for the bottle-service crowd. Slater calls the signature Night Bass sound "just fun bass music you can dance to," which about sums it up. Whether you're into Disclosure or Dirtybird, you'll find something to groove to in the high-energy mix of house, garage and bassline pumped out by Slater and his fellow residents, Bones and Petey Clicks. Night Bass is usually at Sound once a month on Thursdays (check the Sound website for upcoming dates), and also hosts stages at various festivals, including Hard Day of the Dead on Sunday, Nov. 1. Wherever it's happening, expect the bass to be funky and loud.
Note: An earlier version of this write-up incorrectly said that Night Bass would be at Lot 613 on Oct. 10, but no such event is scheduled. We regret the error.
Built in 1926 and taken over by Goldenvoice in 2012, this Hollywood classic is the perfect setting for both rising artists and stalwarts holding communion with their most loyal fans. Restored in 2002 to its Roaring Twenties elegance, it packs in a respectable 1,200 with moody lighting, a big dance floor, balcony seats and a rooftop bar. The sound is top-notch from anywhere in the room and it's easier than at most places to get close to the stage here. The Fonda is a favorite venue with big names looking for an underplay; in recent years, everyone from The Rolling Stones to Jack White to Radiohead has passed through. But it's the acts on the verge of superstardom that make the place special. Kids moshed to Justice playing "We Are Your Friends" here in 2007, and Lorde played just two weeks before "Royals" hit No. 1.
When the New York–based promoters behind the Bowery Ballroom announced they were expanding their empire to include a L.A.-based venue in Westlake, between downtown and MacArthur Park, many looked upon the plan with skepticism. But a few months into its time on Seventh Street near the 110 freeway, the Teragram has already established itself as one of the prime venues in the city. Located in a building that started life as the Playhouse Theater, the Teragram's sightlines are near-perfect, and the slight arches in the ceiling create pristine sound that pleases audiophiles. The room is cozy yet has enough space for people to comfortably move around, and drinks are reasonably priced. When you combine all these elements, it's easy to see why the Teragram is quickly becoming the next great place to see a show in Los Angeles.
The pungent odor wafting through the Smell's brick-walled interior is special. It's not just a smell; it's the grimy remnants of 170 shows booked every year by and for teenagers who come to the Smell for their own oasis amidst the junkies, drunks and cops of DTLA. For 17 years, Jim Smith's hideaway has been a de facto open-mic for diverse acts ranging from experimental noise bands to punk heroes like No Age. Once known as "the house that No Age built," the Smell is the DIY hub where everyone from Haim to Health cut their teeth, where Girlpool first met, and where labels such as Burger and Danger Collective created a cultlike following. At the Smell, "all-ages" is a philosophy as much as it is a door policy. The cooperative space offers a place for kids to choose their own family and find their own tribe.
After years of frustration at how most clubs in Los Angeles viewed jazz and treated musicians, Korean-born vocalist Joon Lee decided to open his own, vowing to run it from an artist's perspective. Lee's commitment to the quality of the music above all else (framed in a elegant, modern space) has granted Bluewhale, in its sixth year of existence, most-favored status among jazz musicians and patrons alike. There is now an endless stream of jazz A-listers from New York and beyond parading through the club's custom-glass entrance, yet Bluewhale remains the most affordable option to see the very best jazz has to offer, with low ticket prices and no food or drink minimums, making the music accessible to a younger, hipper crowd. It's too bad the club is tucked away in a nondescript Little Tokyo shopping mall; here's hoping they can move to a new site sooner than later.
Sam Nazarian's SBE club empire has produced a worthy super-club with Create, and Sound Nightclub, with a Pioneer sound system that pounds, is the small-venue champ. But the new boss in town remains the old boss: Avalon Hollywood, L.A.'s first and still best purpose-designed venue for EDM clubbing. The room, which started its life as a live theater, still emits cavernous magic. Even as DJ bookings have grown impossibly competitive, Dave Dean and the club's other promoters maintain dignity and gravitas by putting the likes of Erick Morillo and James Zabiela onstage. Owner John Lyons' custom sound system is the best in town, period. Get close enough and the world's largest subwoofers (40 inches) will punch you in the chest. And if bottle service is ruining L.A. nightlife, Avalon offers an antidote. Sure, you can still sit ringside and douche it hard-core with your fake friends, but the action here is on the floor, where fans still actually get up on their feet and dance.


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Hey. I can see you have an issue with User:A-Dust (who is an admin) "deleting people's hard work". Could you clarify what you mean, or provide an example? You can see all of the articles he has deleted here. The only relevant one I can see is where he deleted Talk:Knife, because that is where you talk about the article (not discuss how good the weapon is). Discussions about gameplay should go in the Forum. If there's something else you have a problem with, please let me know so that we can either correct it, explain why we do it that way, or change our policies to be more reasonable. That's what you can do here that you can't do at Wikipedia. Gboyers talk 00:48, February 23, 2010 (UTC)
- Well, that page you just linked me to is a mild example, but the only examples I remember are the deletion of Yusuf Amir's talk page. Judging by his opinion on GTA IV, I think he only deletes these pages because he hates the game a lot, but that's a pretty silly thing to assume. Still, it is pretty annoying reading ur email to find out that this guy has deleted things you do.--FawkesGamer360 00:53, February 23, 2010 (UTC)
I can understand how that's annoying (it happens to me on other sites, especially wikipedia); but if you really disagree about something, talk to us and we can figure out what the best thing to do is. I can't promise we'll always restore the work, but at least we can make sure it's fair and that everyone is treated the same. I know A-Dust wants to keep the "fluff" out of this wiki, and keep it to relevant, factual information; and I know some people disagree (like I'm more of an inclusionist than him) - but we arrive at a good balance usually. I don't think it's because he hates the game, but perhaps he doesn't agree on the significance of some things. I can see that Talk:Yusuf Amir was deleted, but "I want his fucking house" isn't really discussing the article, and I'm not sure that counts as deleting your "hard work" ;) Let me know if you have any questions. Gboyers talk 01:06, February 23, 2010 (UTC)
- I delete articles and images and revert edits when it is necessary and have done so on this site for the past few years now. I generally take a no-nonsense approach to things and, if the article or contribution is of no value, it will be deleted/reverted. I do dislike GTA IV but that doesn't mean that I will revert edits about the game. In fact, I've frequently edited character articles for the GTA IV Era games and improved them. I've done it for every other game in the series and will do so with the GTA IV Era ones, without using any prejudice against them. As for it being annoying, it is annoying when I'm patrolling edits to find a new talk page contribution like "I want his fucking house", which contributes nothing. As for including things, I seem to recall wanting to include articles on many more things than what users, including yourself, have in the past wanted to include, whilst there is no real need to keep images that are not currently being used as the majority of the unused ones are unused for a reason. A-Dust 01:22, February 23, 2010 (UTC)
- Hey, I'm glad that you're coming clean and all, but please don't delete my comment on my talk page and replace it with your own comment. Anyway, my little comments on various talk pages are simply me copying what other wikis do. They write something cheeky, which is then followed by a reply or two, and then it becomes a whole humorous conversation. If they were of no value, they'd be deleted, but they don't because its funny. As I attempted to mention before, my unnecesary contributions were not what I meant by "hard work". There are various comments on your talk page regarding other users complaining about you deleting THEIR hard work, which I'm sure were more important than mine. I notice that you seem to delete entire atricles rather than take the time to edit them. Why is that?--FawkesGamer360 01:43, February 23, 2010 (UTC)


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In one man's vision of the future, helpdesks and IT departments will be redundant because computers mimicking the human brain will self-heal.
That's if Jeff Hawkins has his way. A neuroscientist who previously founded mobile computing companies Palm and Handspring, Hawkins is developing software that mimics the human brain and can currently correct computer glitches without human intervention.
"It's not an easy field," Hawkins cautioned but the pay-off is technology that he believes will eventually change the way the world works.
Hawkins' product is called Grok and is machine intelligence software based on the brain's neo-cortex – the grey matter that deals with sensory perception, motor commands, and language among other functions. Machine intelligence is, Hawkins claims, the next big thing in the development of computing technology.
"We're figuring out how the brain's neo-cortex works," Hawkins said. "To the brain, vision is the same thing as listening to music. It is all the same mechanism. It is one of the beautiful things evolution discovered."
The technology, currently equivalent to one millionth of the size of a human brain and in the earliest of early stage development – "It's like we're in 1943 in terms of computing development," Hawkins said – is currently available to be used by customers of Amazon Web Services to monitor the behaviour of servers and by Phase 6, a language learning project based in Austria.
"We can look at data and tell you in a way that nobody else can when those [Amazon] machines are acting abnormally," Hawkins said. "That is a big business and that is what we are attacking. It is basically machines that learn like the human brain learns. This is going to have as a big an impact in the world as computers had. It is that big a concept."
A big call but Hawkins has previous experience being ahead of the curve. In the 1990s - long before smartphones were in everybody's hands - he founded Palm, a company that produced hand-held personal organisers. His motivation at the time was pragmatism. Neuroscience and computers was not yet making money and Hawkins needed a job.
"I had to make a living and put some food on the table," Hawkins recalled. "I saw a future where everybody's personal computer was going to be in their pocket. I started talking about this in 1989 but I didn't know how it was going to play out. I didn't know about cell phones, there was no internet, there was no digital cameras but it was obvious to me the future was mobile devices. When we started Palm we didn't know how it was going to turn out but we knew it was going to be big.
"We saw a longer term vision where most people couldn't see it. We kept slogging through it. The Palm was an organiser. How exciting was that? It wasn't. But that is what we could do with the technology at that time."
Hawkins, who will be making the keynote address at three YOW! conferences scheduled for Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne in December, challenges critics who may be experiencing technology fatigue.
"You could argue that we don't need computers – we didn't used to have them – but I would argue the vast majority of the world is benefitting in a great number of many ways from them that they wouldn't want to go back," Hawkins said.
"But we can now have machines that learn, machines that are smart, machines that help us figure out the problems of the world, machines that make things safe, machines that provide better medicine because they are learning. That will be good and we won't want to come back."
There's a catch – and a key – to Hawkin's latest project. The code is open source. He's encouraging collaboration and development in the field and claims commercial success for his software is not the motivation.
"We look at this and think this is a good thing. It is going to be very good for everybody and no one is going to own it. There will be plenty of opportunity to start businesses. We are not motivated by commercial success. We are motivated by intellectual success."


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"Wagner - A Genius in Exile" - Movie screening
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Thursday, April 24, 2014 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EDT)
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The German Consulate General, the Swiss Consulate General and the Wagner Society of New York invite you to the first-ever public American screening of the documentary "Wagner – A Genius in Exile" by Andy Sommer on April 24.
In the movie, Antoine Wagner heads to Switzerland and follows the trail of his great-great-grandfather, the renowned composer Richard Wagner. It is not widely known that Richard Wagner spent several years in Switzerland – first as a political exile then as an artist who would become famous. It was in Switzerland that he wrote his great theoretical essays, began working on the composition of Der Ring des Nibelungen and wrote Tristan und Isolde, the Wesendonck-Lieder and Die Meistersinger.
The journey takes Antoine Wagner to Zurich and Lucerne, the cities where Richard Wagner lived, as well as to the rugged areas that his famous ancestor liked to explore. In order to comprehend the complex personality of his ancestor, Antoine meets historians, musicologists, musicians and enlightened amateurs including author Eva Rieger and Wagner's great-granddaughter Dagny Beidler. The movie includes stunning footage of Switzerland and many musical excerpts. It is co-produced by Bel Air Media, SRF, 3SAT and Montagne TV with the support of Switzerland Tourism and the Centre national du cinémas et de l'image animée.
Film director Andy Sommer is renowned for his documentaries devoted to composers. Mr. Sommer has also produced live music programs throughout Europe and has collaborated with many illustrious conductors.
Antoine Wagner is an artist and filmmaker, and shows his work all over the globe. He was commissioned to create an Egg for Fabergé, currently on display in NYC. In 2015 Wagner will present his work at the Völkerkunde Museum Hamburg.
Film screening to be followed by a discussion with Antoine Wagner.
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Everyone has a life story to tell, especially aging parents, grandparents or other relatives and friends. A new app lets you capture, preserve and enjoy these tales to ensure they're archived forever.
Simply called Record Their Stories, this 99-cent download for the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch offers a simple way to record and edit stories or conversations.
This could be especially handy for iPad owners as the tablet doesn't include built-in software to record audio from the microphone.
While recording, you can call up more than 100 suggested questions. Those range from when and where you were born, earliest memory and questions about school to friends, neighborhoods, first job, dates, marriage and children. Some might not be relevant ("What did you do in the war?"), but these are simply recommended questions to start with. You can also write your own questions for future interviews, plus the app also has a Top 10 list of tips to conducting a good interview.
When you've finished recording, you can edit the audio, then share it through iTunes when your iPad is connected to your PC or Mac via a USB cable. This app doesn't let you e-mail recorded audio clips. The interview can be as long as you like, depending on the capacity left on your device. The captured interview can also be heard on most smartphones, tablets, computers or MP3 players.
You can upload your interview to be professionally edited. This optional service starts at $160 for two audio CDs (up to 30 minutes in length), labeling and a gift box.
It would be great if Record Their Stories would add a video recording and editing option in a future update, which would be ideal for the iPad 2's cameras. But even as it stands now, it's a great iPad tool to immortalizing loved ones.
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THIS summer, the dolphins in the bay have been doing what dolphins do. Hanging out. Looking cute. Feeding. "Lately, they've been quite dedicated to mating," notes Judy Muir, who runs Polperro Dolphin Swims, "so we know they are a vital pod."
But next month, everything for the dolphins will change. As it will for Port Phillip Bay's fish, seals, reefs and seagrasses, and the businesses that rely on them, when the water turns milky as the Port of Melbourne Corporation begins its accelerated dredging of the bay's south. Just before Christmas, the port announced it would next month bring a third dredger, the Prins der Nederlanden, to Melbourne to finish the bulk of the project by August, months earlier than originally scheduled.
Business operators such as Ms Muir question whether the port has done the science to ensure the accelerated dredging will not cause the crashing of fish stocks and long-lasting harm to marine life. "We want to make sure they are not just testing their own theories in-house," Ms Muir said.
The port has refused to release to The Sunday Age the scientific report that it says proves there are no increased environmental risks from accelerated dredging.
Port chief executive Stephen Bradford said its chief scientific consultants had signed off on the report. Finishing earlier would mean no dredging during next spring and summer, the two most significant periods for seagrass growth. "This is a huge environmental plus," he said.
Since the project started last year, the port has dredged some parts of the south, but has mostly worked on the Yarra and the bay heads. The sand in the south channel is uncontaminated but very fine and will create large plumes of milky-coloured water as it is sucked into the dredgers.
Bay businesses, such as Ms Muir's 22-year-old dolphin swim tours, are bracing for a downturn. Already, long-term bookings for conference groups are down because Ms Muir cannot guarantee the clarity of the water next month. Local federal MP Greg Hunt has written to Premier John Brumby asking him to reconsider the State Government's refusal to pay businesses compensation.
"Next month will be the start of relentless dredging," Ms Muir said. "If we are forced, for any reason, to cease business there must be compensation for us. You can't close down a business that has been operating for 22 years and offer no compensation."
Tom Wende, owner of Oz Dive and Boat Charters, said the south channel dredging would put him out of business because he could not safely put divers in water with no visibility. "You would think the Port of Melbourne would have the common decency to give us compensation," he said.
The Sunday Age could not contact the port regarding compensation.


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As it has come down to us "on the borders of pottery and textiles, the meander resembles a maze or labyrinth."
The English potter and ceramist Josiah Wedgwood loved the meander.
All of them meander through multiple surprises to satisfying and unexpected endings.
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He thinks that it may have been the origin of the Greek fret or meander pattern.
He isn't the kind of a man to put on his wife's gossamer cloak and meander over into Montana.
1570s, "confusion, intricacies," from Latin meander "a winding course," from Greek Maiandros, name of a river in Caria noted for its winding course (the Greeks used the name figuratively for winding patterns). In reference to river courses, in English, from 1590s. Adjectival forms are meandrine (1846); meandrous (1650s).


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A few words from our President Binnie LeHew, MSW, the Executive Officer for the Office of Disability, Injury & Violence Prevention at the Iowa Department of Public Health.
July 2017
My summer break is over!
I took a hiatus in June to "get hip", as my spouse describes my new metal body part. My grandkids, on the other hand, decided that I'm a robot! Whatever you call it, I am glad to be solidly back on both legs with reduced risk for a fall and renewed vigor for this month's blog. There is so much going on that I want to highlight what you can look forward to if you are also getting back to work after a summer break.
August recess is coming up! If you haven't already been communicating regularly with your Congressional Representatives and Senators, now is the most important time to do so. You can and should attend the all-member webinar tomorrow (July 20) to find out how to get involved. This is an ideal time to invite them to attend a partner meeting or special event that you or your local partners may be hosting. It will give them a firsthand look at your efforts and provide a lasting impact when we ask them to support the work of the CDC's Injury Prevention Center during discussions about FY18 Appropriations. Please remember – whenever you have contact with congressional members on behalf of Safe States and injury and violence prevention – please let Paul Bonta know!!
Annual elections for Safe States Leadership are now open! We have a great slate of candidates, so please submit your vote for Secretary, Treasurer, and At-Large Members of our 2017 – 2018 Executive Committee. Voting will close on August 4.
We are gearing up for the Annual Meeting in Colorado, September 12 – 14th. Even if you missed the deadline for early registration, it is not too late to plan to attend! Here are the top 5 reasons I think everyone should be there:
#5: There are 19 breakout sessions that offer state-of-the-field information on injury and violence prevention research and practice. One example: a session that will address the intersection between mental health, substance abuse, and injury prevention – all fields that impact the work we do for opioid abuse prevention and violence prevention!
#4: Practitioners of all levels will be able to strengthen their workforce skills at any or all of the "Essential Skills" sessions that cover basic competencies for the field of injury and violence prevention!
#3: Attend an inaugural meeting of one of the five National Peer Learning Teams that will be debuted on Wednesday!
#2: Be inspired by each of our keynote sessions starting with how to weave Health Equity into our work, address Suicide Prevention on a national level, and address (sh-h-h-h!!!) Firearm Violence from a public health perspective.
And, finally – the # 1 reason why you should attend the annual meeting:
To network with your colleagues from across the country and have a chance at winning fabulous raffle prizes!
I look forward to seeing you in Colorado!
May 2017
The One Certainty is uncertainty
I'll be honest - this has been a tough month. Between the unexpected laws passed in my state's legislature to budget reductions in critical programs and the uncertainty of future health care legislation, I find myself shaking my head a lot. It seems the one certainty is continued uncertainty…. and that makes my head spin! Staying on task with the important work to be done in our field can be daunting. I keep thinking how incongruous these changes seem to be with what I believe to be true about government, and have experienced working in public health with my injury and violence prevention colleagues.
I love this work and the people with whom I have collaborated for more than 20 years. I feel fortunate to be in a field with so many who have shaped the way our policies and communities have demonstrated real impact in reducing injuries and violence so the world we live in IS safer for everyone. People who are not afraid to roll-up their sleeves and get dirty in the muck of complicated work and relationships that force us to stretch our expectations and our advocacy. Most of my colleagues have been driven by a sense of purpose around the role of government as an equalizer, an assurance that data would drive decisions so the needs of the many can outweigh the needs of the few. I am confused and angered by politicians who think government workers are greedy fat cats who want to leech off the taxpayer. In my twenty years of service, I have worked alongside mission-driven public servants who use resources wisely and use the best available evidence, along with community input, to be effective. Honestly, there is nothing ulterior about my motive: I believe that living in a democracy requires us to have a public sector that provides a foundation of services to all, and assures public trust by using resources wisely.
May is National Mental Health Month and April was Sexual Assault Awareness and Child Abuse Prevention Month. I am focused on the disrupted relationships that impact generations of families and their ability to cope with daily challenges or weather the storms of life. We know that people exposed to poor housing conditions, lack of adequate health and mental health services, and experience racial inequities fare far worse than others living in different neighborhoods or fortunate enough to have good health care. It is not a matter of just working harder, toughing it out, or pulling oneself up by the bootstraps. When the playing field is not equal, the game will always be rigged for those who have greater resources and power. If we truly want to live in safe, nurturing communities – why don't we want everyone to succeed? As humans, we can shape our environment; we can make the world better for everyone. I refuse to give in to those who believe that survival of the fittest should drive our resource allocations and the ones who have the most toys wins the game.
I don't want to end on a hopeless note; I am sure you can read my righteous anger and frustration. Frankly, it is not in my nature to give up, and I like to look at the possibilities rather than the roadblocks. I also experience many of my IVP colleagues in the same way. I love that we are able to work collectively through Safe States – there is strength in numbers. Your hard work and dedication motivates me and helps me not feel alone. Thank you. And on that note - I hope next month is better!
April 2017
Springing into Action
The return of warmer weather, blossoming trees, and baseball is a sure sign spring has finally arrived! While there never seems to be a "down" time at work anymore, I always appreciate the extra boost that results from longer days, fresh air, and sunshine. I hope you do, too.
There is much happening with our association! Many committees are in full swing and hard at work. To that end, I want to highlight a few things:
Finally, I want to offer a big shout out to all of you who reached out to your Congressional delegates in our effort to get the "Dear Colleague" letter in support of funding for the CDC/NCIPC signed. Despite the fact that we had to cancel the March Hill Day visit, your contacts helped us get 16 members of the House to sign on. If you were not able to help then, there is still time to contact your Senator. We have until April 25th to get as many signatures as possible on the letter sponsored by Senator Schatz (HI). If you haven't joined the Safe States Grassroots Action Inspiration Network through our closed Facebook page – please send a request by clicking above or contact Amber to be added. We need your voice for our collective impact!
Thank you all for the important work you do every day. The contributions of our members and staff inspire and support the work I do on behalf of our Association!
March 2017
"A day without….injuries"?
This is the time of year when our weather flip flops weekly; even daily – when the March lion and lamb go to battle and we try to keep up with the tension between the early signs of spring and the retreat to winter. My eating habits range from cravings for comfort foods to fresh green salads. I have begun to use a stock phrase when someone asks me about my day: "Every day is a new adventure!" While that's a very noncommittal statement – change is definitely in the air!
How many of you were hard at work on the recent days that promoted "a day without immigrants" or "a day without women"? If you were, I hope you noticed the stories that arose out of the news coverage of those who participated. It was a powerful reminder of what people can do in just one day, with intention and focus.
Please read about our campaign to get broad Congressional support for a "Dear Colleague" letter in Paul's News from Washington. After much deliberation about the challenges faced by public employees (who make up a large part of our membership) to do direct advocacy with their lawmakers, the Executive Committee decided to commit to an all-out effort to encourage your involvement. We have held brief calls with Committees and Special Interest Groups to explain the campaign with explicit asks for your help. We will hold all-member calls later in March to provide additional support for your participation – including one that will be scheduled during evening hours. We are providing templates for an email that you can send AND that colleagues, friends, or family members could send on our behalf. The simple reason for this: we cannot progress in our efforts to gain policy support for injury and violence prevention until we convince them of the value, importance, and impact of our work. My challenge to you – can you express the impact of your work in just 3 to 5 sentences? Your story could make all the difference in educating a policymaker about the value of what we do.
To meet our goal, we have done two things:
"A day without injuries" is possible, if we raise our voices together in support of the important work we do. Won't you please throw your hat in the ring?
February 2017
How do we continue to do our work in the face of uncertainty?
During this month's Executive Committee meeting, the board took some time to discuss the question "What are the implications of the new White House administration for Safe States Alliance and our members?" This was our attempt to get a "pulse" reading on what is happening in our states, communities, hospitals and academic institutions related to transitions in political leadership and identify what we, as an association, can do to move our mission and vision forward.
We discussed how this transition was different or the same as others; what our concerns and anxieties are; what opportunities it provides us; and the kinds of changes we may need to consider as an organization. It was a valuable discussion and our Executive Committee members felt it was important for me to convey to our membership some of the efforts we are making.
First, I hope you've been reading our News from Washington. Paul Bonta's updates provide everything you need to know to effectively educate local, state, and national leaders on the value of our work in injury and violence prevention and the successes/impact that our work has. Please read and respond to those requests for action – as we, individually and collectively, are in the best position to champion the importance of the work we do, every day, to keep people safe!
Second, we recognize we don't yet know a lot about changes to the Affordable Care Act or to potential federal funding proposals. It is easy to maintain a constant level of anxiety in light of all the different news being provided. We shared some of the creative ways people are managing that, and recognize that ups and downs are nothing new to our field – whether we deal with bills that erode helmet laws or adjust to the loss of funds for a core injury program – many of us must face these challenges routinely. So, how do we turn that into actionable steps?
There was resounding agreement that we have opportunity to convey the importance of what we do in new ways – perhaps conveying the economic cost to our work which we didn't have a few years ago or explaining that public safety is more than just a strong police force – it also includes preventing injuries and violence. We also believe there is a new grassroots energy present in our communities that may be a resource for us to engage new and different partners. Several Executive Committee members agreed to develop some specific tools to help us tell our stories and keep our work at the forefront of other public health discussions also occurring. We are considering hosting calls/webinars to provide more specific guidance on how you can use your voice, and engage others to help amplify it.
So – stay tuned, this is only the beginning. And remember – keep calm, and carry on – so we can persist together in the face of uncertainty!
January 2017
Shout Out & Be Heard
This month hallmarks a big transition in federal government, with a completely new administration being installed. If you haven't seen it yet, please read our INside Washington written by Paul Bonta. This month's I want to capitalize on the way we, as members, can respond to his call to insert our voice into the discussions.
We know our members work in a diverse array of injury and violence prevention programs and organizations. Some of you can do direct advocacy on behalf of your programs or agencies, but many of us cannot; And for those not sure, a description of restrictions and allowable activities of CDC grantees can be found here: https://www.cdc.gov/grants/documents/anti-lobbying_restrictions_for_cdc_grantees_july_2012.pdf.
As a state employee, I thought it might be helpful to walk you through what I typically do when I receive a congressional "call to action" in my inbox – such as the kind that Paul has issued to us today. After reviewing request, I consider if I can offer information specific to the topic. Can I use or highlight a recent data report issued by my program to provide some context for the issue in my state? Have we recently done any programmatic activities we want to showcase, or have we expanded partnerships to impact project outcomes? Once I identify something, I pull together a few key points and illustrate them with a story, a data fact, or an impact. If it is something that I have previously shared with my administration or publicized, I'll describe it and include a link to the information. Many times, our program successes become part of our Director's "Quick News," which is distributed widely to local public health, as well as state and federal health policymakers. At other times, I request permission to send it directly to a federal agency or congressional offices and partners with whom I have made previous contact – those who know what work Iowa is doing and want to be kept informed. There have also been times that I have sent an email from home on my own time using publicly available information on my program to let my elected officials know what impact their decisions have had on everyday Iowans. The example below is a recent one:
Iowa received funds from the Administration for Community Living between September 2014 and August 2016. With an investment of $450,000 from the Prevention and Public Health Fund, almost 2,000 older Iowans participated in evidence-based falls prevention classes aimed at reducing their risk of falling. Data received from class participants indicated that from the beginning of the class to the end, 215 fewer people reported they experienced a fall with an injury. With the average hospitalization charge at $28,486 to treat a fall for a person over 65 in Iowa, $6.1 million in hospital costs were saved. That is a huge return on investment in prevention and an improved quality of life for those Iowa seniors.
The time I take to complete this process may take as little as 20 minutes for something previously prepared or as much as an hour of my own time to pull the story together and send it. I feel strongly that because of the work we do, we may often be the only ones to share the real value of injury and violence prevention programs. As Paul said, "At minimum, we have an important role to play in injecting a needed voice into the ACA repeal discussion by sharing how we improve health status through our work." I urge you to not stand on the sidelines and be a "collective whisper" during this transition time, but to "shout out" what we know to help shape the conversation. Please, send in your stories!
Key points from the CDC lobbying restrictions guidelines
Allowable activities:
Not allowable:
Federally-funded lobbying activities are prohibited, including:
December 2016
All I want for Christmas – an open letter to state and federal policymakers
In honor of the season, I've been working on my wish list for the holidays. As you think about and prepare for the many issues that will come across your desk in the coming year, I want to share some good news about the work my colleagues do every day to keep Americans safe and violence-free.
We are federal, state, and local injury and violence prevention program directors/coordinators who work to reduce the burden of injuries and violence across this country. We do this because injury and violence accounts for 59% of all deaths among people ages 1-44 years in the U.S. – more than non-communicable diseases and infectious diseases combined! Another way to look at it – during 2014, one person died from an injury every three minutes in the U.S. There are an additional 2.5 million people who are injured each year and survive – costing $457 billion in medical and lost work costs. (Source: https://www.cdc.gov/injury/wisqars/overview/cost_of_injury.html)
Over the last three decades, we have implemented many strategies to reduce injuries and violence before it occurs – to save lives, make homes and communities safer, and reduce disabilities associated with injuries. Here are some real-life examples:
What do these successes have in common? They resulted from public/private partnerships in which non-profit organizations, businesses and governmental agencies worked together to identify data, resources, and actions they could take to make their communities safer and reduce the incidence of injury and violence. Using this public health "community-based" approach, cities and states across the country have been able to reduce deaths and hospitalizations resulting from motor vehicle crashes, child maltreatment, and other types injuries.
Without the infrastructure of public health that exists in state and local government, these impacts would not exist. Partnerships, data, shared resources, and evidence-based studies help us achieve our mutual goals.
Now, we ask you to help us fulfill our wish for a safe Christmas for all. For a small investment in prevention, you can make a huge impact to support the safety and wellbeing of our citizens. If we ignore prevention, our businesses and communities will pay far more in the long run for related costs of health, disability, and the loss of productive lives. Please help us by giving the gift of safety this year!
November 2016
Keep Safe, and Carry On….
I have been thinking of that WWII motivational poster ("Keep calm, and carry on") this past week as our post-election turmoil continues. From unending political analysis to protest marches and increases in hate-crime incidents, we are reeling from an election that was, by all reports, the most unique and challenging in our entire nation's history.
What does that have to do with our association? Well, as experts in our field, we have worked hard to keep our communities safe and reduce the burden the cost of injuries and violence has on the nation's health. We have a huge stake in the conditions that promote safe and violence-free communities. I have been very discouraged by the impact negative and polarizing campaign tactics have had on our ability to have civil public discourse on issues that truly matter for all of us, regardless of our race, citizenship status, religious faith or political affiliation. We have a lot of healing to do, and it will take every one of us to lead the way in our own organizations and communities.
The impact the new administration will have on budget and policy issues that concern us is uncertain; however public health has been identified as a critical area to maintain in the workforce. This opportunity provides us the impetus to lift-up what we know about the impact injuries and violence have on health and the cost of healthcare in our country. If there were ever a time to articulate our priorities and needs to those who establish public policy, the time is certainly now!
Another opportunity we have is related to Dr. Jay Butler, the new Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) President, and his 2017 President's Challenge. He has challenged the states to strengthen public health approaches to preventing substance misuse and addictions, and their related consequences. These include:
Many of our states have already been doing this work with finding support from the CDC. Something our colleagues at ASTHO are very interested to learn more about is the nature of the work that public health is doing in partnership with substance abuse treatment and prevention programs. Safe States is an Affiliate Organization to ASTHO, and I represent our association on their Senior Deputies Committee. These are some of the questions that have been raised:
I have offered to share information our members provide as we move forward to tackle this issue in bold ways. Please feel free to send me your input; we will also discuss this on an upcoming State Director's Special Interest Group call.
In closing, I want to offer my gratitude for the community that I feel among my injury and violence prevention colleagues. Truly, you are the ones who know what is required to tackle the big issues that face us with limited resources and little support. You generously offer your knowledge and support without concern for recognition or reward. I wish you all courage and stamina as we collectively strive to keep safe, and to carry on.
September 2016
This post marks the end of my first year as President and I want to acknowledge some important transitions. Carol Thornton has finished her term as Past-President and Lindsey Myers begins hers as President-Elect. I am fortunate to be "bookended" by people of great character and intelligence, and I thank them for their service!!
Last month I mentioned the President's Work Group. During the September Board Meeting and Retreat, our Executive Committee discussed and voted on their recommendations, which I am pleased to share. The recommendations focused on key actions to help Safe States realize our vision and mission, while we develop and realign our financial resources, maximize and support our human resources, and assure a culture of continuous quality improvement. We decided to take a smart risk, betting on our staff and volunteer expertise, our infrastructure, and our reputation – by making a three-year commitment to invest limited funds from our reserves to strengthen these and expand our fundraising, policy, and partnership efforts for strategic future growth.
The steps for the coming year include:
More details and specific changes will be shared with you in the coming months, but it will not change the availability of staff to respond to your inquiries and maintain up-to-date information on our website. We earnestly believe these changes will provide a supportive environment for our hard-working staff to continue to provide the excellent services you've come to expect. I want to acknowledge the time and planning staff contributed to the preparation of background materials to help guide our decision-making process.
And, finally – please make note that the 2017 Annual Meeting will be held in fall 2017 rather than spring. We hope this will be a more amenable time in light of typical spring workloads, holidays and other meetings attended by Safe States members. Stay tuned for more details from our Annual Meeting Planning Committee in the coming months; if you would like to serve on that, please let us know.
As always – if you have any questions or ideas you'd like to share with me related to the work of our Association, I'd love to hear from you! Next month I'll share updates from this past week's international injury and violence prevention conference (Safety 2016) in Tampere, Finland. Happy Fall.
August 2016
Preparing for the road ahead
I've been reflecting on the many successes Safe States has to celebrate. Recently, the CDC announced the 23 states awarded the Core State Violence & Injury Prevention Program – three more than previously funded. We are currently awaiting word on new states to be added to the 32 who are part of the National Violent Death Reporting System and additional state recipients of recent Prescription Drug Overdose grants. This is evidence of increased recognition for the need to invest in stronger violence and injury prevention resources in our states – and is certainly a "win" for the great work we've been doing to educate policy makers and government agencies about these needs. All of you who have been diligent in providing information to your state and federal policymakers about our pressing issues deserve a big pat on the back for your efforts!
In light of these recent successes and this year's unprecedented number of funding opportunities Safe States has been seeking, our Management Team recognized the need to do a review of our current operations and financial structure to see if we are well positioned to respond to emerging needs in our field. Earlier this month, I convened a "President's Workgroup" bringing together several past presidents, our new President-Elect and senior staff to do some reflection and forward thinking about how we are positioned as an organization and where we believe we need to be in the next five years.
Pictured (left to right): Linda Scarpetta, Lori Haskett, Alex Kelter, Susan Hardman, Binnie LeHew, and Lindsey Myers
We began by walking through Safe States' historical timeline and marking key periods of growth, including the types of activities in which the association is now involved. We also discussed challenges facing the organization, including human resources, technological, fiscal and structural constraints. As a result, we have identified steps both staff and the board can take to align our strategic direction better with the resources we expect to have going forward. While we are not quite ready to broadly share the next steps, as more research and discussion with the full Executive Committee is needed, I wanted to keep our members abreast of the process and to be on the lookout for more updates as the plan is formulated. Finally, I want to say how impressed I am with the honesty, passion and commitment that senior staff and the presidents gave to the discussion throughout the two-day process. We recognize changes can be anxiety-producing, but our organization has been through changes in the past that have only made us stronger and better. We expect that as we move forward, this will continue to solidify the vitality of our association. Stay tuned!
July 2016
Love will always win
The last few weeks have raised our country's alarm, again, about the impact of gun violence on safety in our communities and the worth of the victims impacted. The tragedy of lives lost and injured in Orlando has resulted in a rallying cry for gun control/gun safety amongst the political discourse and vows to stand up for those who may be targeted. I have personally been moved by the thousands upon thousands of people who have used social media and active demonstration in their communities to spread the word that hate loses and love will always win. It is this kind of response that gives me faith in the spirit of community more than anything.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Washington Post ran a good story with FAQ's about the rise in gun violence and the public's attitude about gun rights vs. gun control. Two were particularly poignant: 1) where there are more guns, there are more homicides and 2) active shooter events have become more common in recent years. The FBI defines an active shooter as "an individual actively engaged in killing or attempting to kill people in a confined and populated area." The average number of annual active shootings has increased from six to 16 per year. Surveys indicate there are more people who support gun rights than ever before while the popularity of gun control has been declining. However, a survey conducted by Pew Research found there are specific policies that many people support; these include background checks, assault weapons ban, and a federal database to track guns.
I mention this because of the work that Safe States Alliance has done to promote firearm safety. Recently, the Executive Committee approved a position statement that advocates policy actions on the accountable sale and transfer of firearms. We believe these actions can be a "win-win" for both gun rights and gun safety advocates. I hope you will read and use this information to support your work in the coming months as you meet with policymakers or civic leaders about safety in your communities.
I would like to end this month's blog with a recognition of one of our colleagues, who recently made a career transition. Ellen R. Schmidt – the first President of STIPDA (now Safe States Alliance) - left her position with the Education Development Center/Children's Safety Network after nearly 19 years. She started her career as an occupational therapist, and worked in the Maryland Department of Health & Hygiene to direct their first injury and violence prevention program. Ellen didn't want to patch people up after the fact; she dedicated her life's work to prevention. Ellen served on many national advisory groups and worked tirelessly to improve safety conditions for children. A colleague of mine spoke with me about her view of this transition – and it is, indeed the passing of a torch. Ellen, I don't believe your torch will burn out anytime soon – so I give you a blessing that you have given to others – "Stay well, be happy, and laugh a lot!"
June 2016
Summer is in full swing!
Spring is in full bloom and summer breezes are blowing; I've been attending graduation celebrations as another school year comes to an end. It's hard not to want to be on "summer vacation" even though it has been many years since I had my summers off! Many of us in state health departments had a very busy spring with grant applications and state policy activities – so hopefully, as we move into summer you all can enjoy a lighter schedule.
I thought I would provide a brief update on projects staff and volunteers have been doing.
Safe States will conduct two STAT visits this summer – one to North Dakota in June for their second visit and the other to Minnesota in August for their first visit. Both states hope to gain insights into strong aspects of their state injury and violence prevention programs as well as areas for improvement.
Through a contract with the Association of State & Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), Safe States has been working on a project with the CDC's RPE Program. The project's purpose is to enhance State Health Departments' abilities to strengthen their sexual violence prevention infrastructure to support the successful implementation and evaluation of their RPE programs. As a part of this project, Safe States is producing a series of stories from the field to highlight aspects of state programs that are doing strong work in this area. Those are expected to be released later this summer.
Staff has been busy developing additional proposals to support our desire to strengthen hospital-based injury prevention programs and further expand our work with the Joyce Foundation related to violent deaths.
As your President, I have participated on the Sr. Deputies Committee of ASTHO and their Peer Networking calls to provide input on injury and violence prevention strategies in health departments. Additionally, I have held regular conference calls with SAVIR's President, Carri Casteel, who also lives in Iowa! We've been working on ideas for partnering between the two organizations and are developing a joint workgroup we expect to launch this summer – so stay tuned!
As always, I welcome your thoughts and your ideas to help strengthen our association. Have a great month!
May 6, 2016
Every member's voice matters!
At the annual meeting in April, the Executive Committee met with our Government Relations Consultant, Paul Bonta. Paul has been working with our association for over a year to help us advance our policy priorities. He helps guide the work that we do to convene the Injury and Violence Prevention Network. We are fortunate to have Paul on staff as he has really dialed up the presence and focus of our policy work in Washington. Last year, when the Executive Committee developed the three-year strategic map, we committed to supporting key activities of developing policy and advocacy resources, educating decision-makers to advance the field, and magnifying our voice through collective policy strategies.
The good news is that we are seeing a time when our priorities are receiving strong national attention – there are many partners engaged in support of our work and we have witnessed increased focus and resources to address emerging areas such as prescription drug overdose and violent death reporting. If there ever was a time when our issues are receiving Congressional attention, it is now.
The down side? Our effort to get broad support for a "Dear Colleague" letter in both the House and Senate supporting the need for core injury and violence prevention funding failed. The barrier? An insufficient grassroots response.
Your Executive Committee members spent time at our meeting to identify important steps that the association needs to take in order to realize the impact that Safe States can have on policy change for our field. Here are some of the takeaways I wanted to share with members:
Safe States has developed many resources to assist you in this work. If you don't already have a fact sheet that describes the work happening in your state to prevent injuries and violence, develop one. There are templates you can use and colleagues in neighboring states who can assist you in preparing and providing this information to elected officials.
Here is my challenge to each and every one of you: step up your game; identify and take at least one specific step that includes outreach to educate and get to know your national elected officials. I am committing to contacting my Congressman and Senators at least quarterly by providing updates on our work and inviting them to key events in our state. I also commit to asking my colleagues and partners to do the same – in order to magnify the reach and influence that I can have.
Will you join me? If so, please remember to let Paul know about your key contacts and the information you communicate. He will be more than happy to follow-up with your delegation the next time he is on the Hill in Washington.
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Mountain View - like the rest of the nation - has been sold down the river. Special interest groups run the government at every level. There are no political leaders anymore. The execution of John Kennedy ended the hope that anyone could stop the manifest destiny of big government combined with corporate greed.
The momentary good news for Mountain View homeowners is that home prices are soaring and homeowners will be able to sell or reverse mortgage and cash in. You will probably want to leave if you don't need to work - because this place is getting more crowded by the minute. Pretty soon, even El Camino will be gridlocked and everyone but the rich and powerful will be left to use mass transit to get AROUND TOWN.
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For more than a century, the St. Joan of Arc Building in Oakland has prepared thousands of young women for life beyond its doors. Now it is thinking bigger.
"We want these girls to be global citizens," said Maureen Mursteller, principal of Oakland Catholic High School, where the building is located.
Oakland Catholic on Tuesday dedicated the newly remodeled Joan of Arc Building, a project that school officials say better prepares their graduates for the world.
Work on the century-old, five-story building began in June and finished in February. It included converting a gym into a 175-seat theater, renovating music, art and other classrooms, adding Smart Board interactive whiteboards and installing new heating, air conditioning and plumbing.
Senior Olivia DiMaio, 18, of Sewickley called the changes "amazing."
The next phase of work is to convert a room into a television and radio studio.
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The renovations weren't limited to the new, they preserved the old, such as stained glass windows, terra cotta religious decorations and terrazzo and wooden floors.
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The school is in the silent phase of a $5 million fundraising campaign, approaching foundations and the school's board members. A public appeal will follow.
With the closing of Mt. Alvernia High School in Millvale two years ago, Oakland Catholic became the only Catholic girls high school in the six-county Pittsburgh diocese.
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To Ralph Heins, Lance Armstrong and the professional bicycle racers at the highest level of the sport are not merely athletes and heroes. They are supermen.
You could say the same about Heins.
At an age when many folks are reluctant to drive even their air-conditioned automobiles long distances on unfamiliar roads, Heins recently saddled up his bike to attempt a cross-country ride to Boston.
As it turned out, he made it as far as Missouri, almost halfway to his destination--which is a heck of lot farther than most of us would have gone pedaling 80 to 100 miles per day on a bottom that was so bruised it looked like "the ends of two purple watermelons," according to the man himself.
Listen to this: Ten days before the start of his cross-country adventure, Heins was pedaling near Paradise Valley Mall in the north Valley when he was T-boned by a car in a crosswalk. The crash totaled his bicycle and inflicted some serious bruising on his posterior.
"It just picked me up and deposited me on my rear end," he said. "You can't believe how black and blue you can get!"
Undaunted, Heins outfitted a backup bicycle and joined the cross-country tour in Flagstaff.
"He cycled four hours the first day by getting off his bike every 15 minutes and jumping up and down in pain," according to his wife, Ann.
Heins pressed on, riding six to eight hours a day, continually losing ground to the more-healthy riders on the tour until he finally packed it in when he reached St. Joseph, Mo.
"It was painful enough that I decided it wasn't fun," he said.
Oh, in case you wondered, Heins will be 74 in October.
Heins rides a recumbent bicycle, one of those laid-back models in which the rider leans back, not forward as in a regular bike. The pedals are toward the front of the bicycle, not directly beneath the rider, as in a normal bike.
He is a big fan of the unusual riding style.
"On a normal bike, you're sitting on a small saddle, which hurts your butt; you're bent over, which hurts your back; your weight is on your arms, which hurts your wrists and elbows, and you have to look up, which hurts your neck," he said.
Bicycling is only one of Ralph Heins' adventures, however. He was an Arizona Senior Olympics racquetball champion several times in the 1990s, for example.
"I've been kind of an athlete in my older time," he said.
When Wrangler News reached him on his cell phone, Heins was in California, supervising the refitting of a 1952 Chris-Craft wood boat he and Ann recently purchased to use as their California "condo."
The 55-foot boat sleeps eight. It is being fitted with imported Cambodian rosewood to give it a nice, homey touch.
Home is where you make it for the Heinses, it seems.
At one point in the late 1980s, home was a 50-foot catamaran sailboat in the southern Caribbean, primarily in Venezuelan waters.
Then there was the yearlong tour around South America with their pet Siberian Husky, Tasha. Sadly, Tasha succumbed to an infection during the adventure.
Home for the Heinses in Arizona is The Lakes in Tempe. As co-owners of Keller Williams/East Valley Realty, Ralph and Ann make their living selling homes to other people. Their business card for a long time has shown Ralph and Ann and a pair of Siberian Huskies, along with several cats. Several of those animals have followed Tasha, but the picture has become the Heinses' logo, according to Ralph.
Ralph Heins isn't exactly an old salt, despite the boats in his past.
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He's the type of man who prefers a nice, leisurely bicycle ride. He did some bicycle racing in his younger days, but nowadays he is more of a touring rider.
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The owners of a Charlottetown adult store and smoke shop aren't going down without a fight.
Chaylon and Amy Brewster have filed an appeal with the Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission, seeking to have city council's decision overturned.
Last week, council voted 7-3 to reject a request from the owners of Taboo Company on Euston Street for a variance that would have allowed the business to operate.
Council decided this particular commercial use was not compatible with the neighbourhood. Those opposed to the variance request have listed the business's proximity to Birchwood and Prince Street schools as well as the fact a crosswalk many young students use is right outside the front door as reasons why it isn't compatible.
Couns. Rob Lantz, Jason Coady and Melissa Hilton, the three members on the planning committee, voted in favour of the variance request. The planning board recommended council approve the variance, saying there was no legal reason why the business cannot operate.
The Brewsters have also been informed by letter from the City of Charlottetown's planning and heritage department that the business must close immediately but, as of Tuesday, they were trying to fight that, too.
Chaylon Brewster said he was in contact with his lawyer to seek a formal order from IRAC or the courts staying/suspending the effect of council's decision, pending the outcome of the appeal.
He said they've also got an online petition on the go, which has collected about 1,700 signatures. And, the business seems to be garnering some support among area residents in Ward 4.
"I was able to export the (petition) data and import it into a mapping program and there were 94 postal codes in this petition that belong to Ward 4 and each postal code has more than one signature.''
Chaylon says they're appreciative of the support.
"It makes me feel like we are doing the right thing and the fight is definitely worth it, not just for us but for future small businesses that decide to try and risk it all by opening up a business in Charlottetown.''
The Brewsters can also request a reconsideration from council.
The business opened earlier this summer in a space that has housed commercial operations for years, but Taboo Company required a variance because the area is zoned for residential use. The city said the owners should have requested the variance before it opened but the Brewsters maintain no one told them they needed one.
Among the fewer than 10 people in the public gallery last
week at council's vote was a nearby resident who brought with her a petition that included the names of 74 people opposed to the business.
Chaylon says they intend to stay open while the appeal process is ongoing.
"Absolutely. We're trying to put a profitable and good business in there that would be sustained in that one location.''