VO LUME 04.

05
08
M A Y

IN MAY N EW H I R ES
May 10,1869 i
sthe anni
versary ofthe m eeti
ng of Matthew Hi
eb,Archi
tectI
ntern,Hi
gher
the Uni
on Paci
!c and CentralPaci
!c rai
lway at Ed
Prom ontory Poi
nt,Utah.
H O LI D A Y
May 1,1884 i
sthe anni
versary ofconstructi
on Monday,May 26 i
sMem ori
alDay.
ofthe !rstskyscraper.The 10 story bui
ldi
ng was MHTN of!ceswi
llbe cl
osed.
com pl
eted i
n 1885 and washom e to Hom e I
nsur-
ance Com pany i
n Chi
cago. The bui
ldi
ng was
“Be a good listener. Encourage other to
dem ol
ished i
n 1831.
talk about themselves.”
May i
sthe 50th anni
versary forLego Bri
cks. ~Dale Carnegie

EX ER C I SI N G HANDS AND
W R I S TS 3 Chad Parker
Take frequenthand and wri
stbreaksand gentl
y 5 MattCl
inger
stretch yourtendons,l
igam entsand m uscl
es. 14 Suzanne Hansen
Here are som e easy exerci
ses. 16 Bi
llDunn
Extend yourarm si
n frontofyou. Fl
exyourhands 21 Ashl
ey G i
essi
ng
asthough you are pushi
ng agai
nsta wal
lordo- 23 Denni
sCecchi
ni
i
ng a handstand. Hol
d asyou countto !ve. 23 Stephen Mack
Make ti
ght!stsand bend both wri
stsdownward. 25 Kri
sO ssm en
Hol
d asyou countto !ve. 29 Josh Vel
Strai
ghten yourwri
stsand rel
axyour!ngersfora
countof!ve.
H E A LTH / D E N TA L
Reminder: If there is a change in your bene•ts, you have 30 days to add or delete de-
pendents. You can delete or add during the year if there is a signi•cant event (one of the
following: married, legally separated or divorced: add dependent child through birth,
adoption or change in custody; spouse or a dependent dies; dependent loses eligibility for
coverage; your spouse loses or quali•es for health coverage through their employer). If not
done in this time frame you need to wait until open enrollment.

“For myself I am an optimist - it does

TIP S O N B E IN G A B E TTE R LIS TE N E R
Lookat the other person not seem much use being anything else.”
Askquestions ~W inston C hurchill
Do not interrupt
Do not change the subj
ect
Express emotion with control
Respond appropriately

3 TIP S K E E P V O IC E S TR O N G A LL
D A Y LO N G
Avoid caffeine and orange j
uice, which can irritate the
throat. Try herbal tea.
G argle often with warm water.
Take a steamy shower before workto soothe vocal
cords.

1 0 0 M ILE S P E R H O U R
This is the approximate speed of a sneeze. Ah, the j
oys
of allergy season.

A N O TH E R U S E FO R V E G E TA B LE O IL
Vegetable oil can erase permanent marks on all kinds
of surfaces (•nished wood, metal, etc.) Simply pour
some oil on a rag or sponge and wipe the marks down.
A few minutes later, clean off the oil using a damp cloth. Try repeating with vegetable oil
again if the marks do not come off.

P O W E R P O IN T S H O R TC U T K E Y S
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KUD O S
In April 2008 edition of “eco-structure”there is an article “G oing for Platinum”. Kudos to
Bruce Haxton, G len Beckstead and M yron W illson.

“The most valuable of all talents is that of never using two words when one will do.”
~Thomas Jefferson

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