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April is National Landscape Architecture Month.

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April 4 and 6 is the NCAA Division 1 Men’s Basket-

Skills USA-VICA state drafting con-

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5 and 7 is the NCAA Division 1 Women’s Basketball Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. • •

On April 5 in 1938 Teflon was invented and revolu-

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April 6 is the opening day of Major League Baseball.

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Americans spend an average of 29 hours a week watching television - which means in a typical life span we devote 13 uninterrupted years to our TV sets!!!

“Inches make the champion” - Vince Lombardi

Passports required for all travel Start planning now as passports will be required for travel to Canada, Mexico and other areas as of June 1,

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2009. If you do not have a passport, it could take up to

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six weeks, so do not be surprised.

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Did you know There is an estimated 1.1 billion people worldwide with no access to clean drinking water.

Easter Facts •

The holiday is celebrated on a Sunday between the dates of March 22 and April 25.

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The Easter Bunny is not a modern invention. The symbol originated with the pagan festival of Eastre. The goddess, Eastre, was worshipped by the Anglo-Saxons through her earthly symbol, the rabbit.

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From the earliest times, the egg is a symbol of rebirth in most cultures. Eggs were often wrapped in gold leaf or, if you were a peasant, colored brightly by boiling them with the leaves or petals of certain flowers.

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The initial baskets were given the appearance of bird’s nests.

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There are nearly 90 million chocolate bunnies made a year.

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Pysanka is a specific term used for the practice of Easter egg painting.

F o u r f a c t s a b o u t peep s m a r s h m a l l o w c a n d i e s •

It takes six minutes to make one Peeps chick.

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Original Peeps have a shelf life of two years.

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More than 5 million Peeps are produced each day.

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Peeps have been the most popular non-chocolate Easter candy in the United States for more than a decade.

F o u r Th o u g h t s •

At 211 degrees, water is hot.

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At 212 degrees, it boils

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And with boiling water, come steam

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And with steam, you can power a train

Seemingly small things can make a tremendous difference.

Cornerstone of Church History Library. The cornerstone can be opened in a minimum of 50 years.

From left to right, Gary Holland, LDS Church, Jonathan Dazley, Dave Fetzer, Preston Norris, and Kirk Dickamore, Jacobsen Swinerton.

“The problem with computers is they only do what you tell them”

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De a l i n g w i t h c o n f l i c t When you have a problem with another person it is important to focus on what you really want. Questions you can ask yourself: •

What do I really want for myself?

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What do I really want for others?

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What do I really want for this relationship?

U t a h Ch a p t e r AIA Their new office space is in the Alpha-Graphics Building on 268 South State. Thanks to Richard Thiessens and MHTN for assisting them with their IT system. M H TN P r o j e c t s

Redwood Multipurpose Center

222 South Main This unique mid-block Office Tower has floor to ceiling exterior views from all 22 Floors; with 459,000 total sf and 9,138 sf of retail space on the main floor. There are 8 passenger elevators and 2 parking garage elevators, 852 parking stalls. 222 is striving to achieve LEED Silver. Developer: 222 South Main Investments, LLC Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP (Lead) MHTN Architects, Inc. (local) Contractor: Okland Construction Scheduled Completion: December 2009

“Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions”

- Edgar Cayce

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