March 2009

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Important Dates

The month of March is International Mirth Month. A

March 8 - Daylight Savings Time Begins

time set aside to encourage more mirthful moments -

March 17 - St. Patrick’s Day

the focus is to show people how to use humor to deal with not-so-funny stuff. March 8 is the beginning of Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 am. Move clocks forward one hour. As a reminder, not observed in Arizona.

“To improve is to change, to be perfect is to change often” - Winston Churchill

March 20 ushers in the first day of spring in the Northern Hemisphere. For the travelers March 29 is when Daylight Saving Time begins in Europe.

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Dave Fetzer

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Vince Olcott

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Lynn Johnson

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Angelica Pavoni

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Jennifer Sasich

Take a moment to fly a kite.

Are you aware this

“If I have a thousand ideas and

tradition

only one turns out to be good, I am

began over 3000 years ago in China?

satisfied.” - Alfred Nobel

Your Voice is You - Make the most of it - Bill Lampton, PH D •

Be kind to your vocal chords by avoiding cold water, which constricts your speaking mechanism

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Speak in regular conversational tone

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Consider speaking at different rates to create interest

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Enunciate your words

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Consider varying your volume to create interest

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Pause occasionally

In case of a confrontation at the front desk - please be aware of the following:

• Try to use a calm voice so that a bad situation does not escalate. • Remember this is a private business and we have the right to ask someone to leave. • The police would rather have too many 911 calls in case of a threatening situation than to have none. Safety is always best practiced than wished for - be prepared:

• For non-emergency situations please call - 801.799.3000 for police assistance. • Keep purses in a drawer and out of sight - not under the desk where it can be accessible to anyone. • When leaving the building late at night - be sure to have moved your car to a well lit area close to the elevator and be “alert”.

It’s Alive!!!!!

Friday afternoons the refrigerator in the break room will be cleaned - No if’s and’s or butt’s about it!!! If you have any kind of food or containers (tupperware, to go cartons, plastic bags, etc.) they will be thrown away. As lovely as this site may be to some, we prefer not to have it in the break room refrigerator again.

Image of actual mold growing in MHTN’s refrigerator.

“One of the best ways to persuade others is with your ears - by listening to them.”

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- Dean Rusk

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