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Is This Really the Final Resting Place?

A Unique Scientific Study Into the Afterlife

Women in Heels Buying Wheels 9 HARVEY MACKAY: Unselfishness Has a Special Place in Business 46 Travel and Tourism Opportunities in Arizona for Canadians 48

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features

OPINION

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Gary E. Schwartz, Ph.D., on Consciousness, Science and Spirit A short interview with Gary Schwartz, Ph.D., of the University of Arizona’s Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health, in Tucson.

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From the Publisher

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Paging Books: Created By J.J. LaBarber - Reviewed by Mary L. Holden Women in Heels Buying Wheels

My Life, My Death—My Death, My Life An exclusive look into a scientific study about the afterlife.

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Speaking Out! Do the Right Thing

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Political/Social Cartoon Islamic State

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Harvey Mackay Column Unselfishness Has a Special Place in Business sept-oct 2014

BUSINESS & ECONOMY 42 CEO Series: One-on-One with Thelton McMillian McMillian is the president and CEO of Comrade.

44 Under the Radar: Companies Worth Tracking

UPCOMING MOVIES Dolphin Tale 2 The Judge Dracula Untold & More 22

47 Tesla Update 48 Travel and Tourism Opportunities in Arizona for Canadians

CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT 12 Canada Got It Right On Immigration.

Now It’s Time To Lead On Refugees.

23 Crossword Puzzle Inventors and Inventions 36 The Three Words That Change Your Life Forever: You Have Cancer 52 Around Town - What’s Hot 58 Concerts - Premier Venues

NEWS 14

Turning 50 Discover (or recall) what happened 50 years ago.

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People in the News See who’s making headlines today.

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World Report Travel around the world in less than 10 minutes.

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Transitions

60 Sporting Events - What’s Happening 61 Test Your Knowledge

TECHNOLOGY 34 Tech Column Drive Safe Technology … and the Pay Attention!

App 35 Tekknowvations Find out about some of the latest technology and gadgets on the market.

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hen one looks out through the window of what our world is, the landscape is far from picturesque. Clearly, we as a civilization are facing many significant crossroads in our battle to save the planet, preserve the people and respect the lives of others.

Looking at Russia, one could easily say the Cold War is back. We then turn our attention to Syria, where that country’s civil war rages on with tens of thousands dead, and then over to Israel and Palestine, which seem to be headed down the same road, followed by a quick jump over to Afghanistan, and then finally Iraq—what America didn’t achieve over the last 10 years of being there is clearly evident.

In Iraq, it seems like the depths of hell have opened up and the Islamic State (ISIS) has reared its beastly appearance.

For anyone who does not believe that Islamic militants are now the biggest threat to mankind, think again—and quickly.

If there was ever a time the entire world must come together (politics be damned) to join together to wipe out this scourge, it must be now!

As the saying goes, judge not lest ye be judged … so I practice every day not to judge others. I think it makes me a better person. And part of this same philosophy is that I have no issues with anyone’s faith. I may not agree with certain ideologies, but I am a firm believer that each person’s relationship with their god is exactly that—their own! I have only one caveat.

A person or group cannot force their beliefs on others.

But to have a radical group demand that if you do not convert to their faith

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you must be put to death is barbaric and against all laws of humanity. Innocent people like American journalist John Foley get caught up in the unrest and become victims, with faith having nothing to do with it. Foley’s execution was sheer retribution and demonstrates that no boundaries exist within ISIS. We live in the 21st century, and the quest of ISIS is surely beyond any sane person’s comprehension.

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This is how it was 2,000 years ago, when religious wars were fought in the name of Christ, Jehovah, Allah and Yahweh, and humans committed the worst of atrocities against their fellow man.

We all know the expression, “History repeats itself.” ISIS is the darkest of the dark, and if allowed to do so will take civilization back 2,000 years. If we as a caring and compassionate people have learned anything in 2,000 years, it’s that the world and its governments must band together immediately to stop this scourge from spreading.

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In Memory of James Foley October 18, 1973 - August 19, 2014

Before James Foley became a journalist and foreign correspondent, he was a teacher at Lowell Elementary School in Phoenix. Foley was killed by Islamic State group captors in Syria. Our thoughts and prayers are with Foley’s family.

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Women in Heels Buying Wheels

athy Droz loves red high heels … and cars. Her mother, Ruth Hoffmann, told her in 1967 that every woman should own a pair of red high heels: “Let your shoes set the tone; after that, you open your mouth.” Droz believes that red shoes with heels are not a sign of stupidity, but of confidence and fairness. They’re what she wears when she’s out buying a car … or test- driving a car … or writing about cars or advertising cars … or educating people about them.

Experience in the automotive industry throughout a 20-year career gave Droz lots of expertise with which to write this guide. The twin topics of cars and women come together to give advice that male readers will also enjoy. The reason this book is geared toward women is because they spend $7 trillion consumer and business dollars per year. It is expected that in the next decade, women will control 66 percent of consumer wealth.

According to MediaPost, they already make 85 percent of all purchasing decisions.

And then there’s the fact that women and men are very different when it comes to purchasing big-ticket items.

Droz is living her dream, working with automotive sales companies and their employees to teach them how female consumers want to be treated when buying a car.

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doll was an auto mechanic. By age 13 she was sitting in on car-purchasing negotiations with her father. At 15 she collected brochures for Buicks, Chevys, Pontiacs, Fords and other cars and played with them as if they were paper dolls. Finally, at the age of 17, she was ready to take her “final exam.”

“I bought the family car while Dad stood outside the dealership only to come in and sign the papers,” she said. Here’s what’s remarkable—her dad was worried that the salesman might take advantage of her because she was so young. Her being female was not an issue in his mind!

Being female was an issue, however, when Droz was 40 and a single working mother with three children. She’d started an ad agency for car dealers (with $500), and her office was above a showroom.

She said each time she went downstairs, she “would see the terror in women’s eyes, whether they had come in alone or with a man next to them. I would watch salesmen with dollar signs in their eyes overtake the women and make them feel very uncomfortable.” Droz was the voice of reason, telling sales teams that female car buyers wanted to see engines and not the vanity mirrors. She realized the

in which auto dealers that meet certain criteria can become “High Heels Certified”—a place where respectful and fair transactions occur as a matter of fact. This seal of approval comes with an agreement on the dealer’s part to attend classes, undergo an audit and train sales and service staff to ensure that the car-buying experience is customerfocused. Their good work may eliminate all those bad jokes about car salesmen!

In the book, Droz writes of personal experiences that are unique to her and that taught her about the process of buying a car. She was not homeschooled, but between the ages of 10 and 17 she was “auto dealership schooled,” especially by her dad, Vinnie.

At age 10, she hung out with her brother in garages and pretended that her Ken

amount of education and training that needed to take place.

There is so much good information in this book—from navigating car purchases on credit to how financing really works, to what type of personality drives a red car, to comparing a list of your wants versus your needs … and doing a kind of ‘matchdotcom’ between buyer and seller. Look for brilliant bits of advice in the “If I Owned A Dealership …” text boxes. Know that if Droz did own a dealership, we’d all want to buy a car there.

So, if you want to learn how to research a car purchase, choose the right dealership, test drive vehicles, trade or sell your used car, negotiate pricing and develop a relationship with the maintenance and repair service department, this book includes everything you need to know. It’s a quick read, at just 132 pages—you can finish reading it in the time it takes to do the 100,000-mile checkup on the car you plan to trade in for a new one.

Throughout the book, shoe metaphors figure prominently. Shoes are, after all, treads for foot transportation—whether they’re sporty sneakers, classic loafers or a head-turning pair of red high heels.

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Canada Got It Right On Immigration.

Now It’s Time To Lead On Refugees.

BY COLIN ROBERTSON

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olin Robertson is a distinguished Canadian and political contributor whose opinions are aired on Canadian television, and whose works are published in Canadian newspapers and magazines. In this article, Robertson speaks to Canada’s effective immigration policies (in comparison with the broken immigration system in the United States), and why Canadians embrace immigration.

Robertson then turns his attention to Canada’s need to lead in the battle to address the world’s growing refugee problems.

The international refugee system needs a hand.

“Humanitarians can help as a palliative, but political solutions are vitally needed,” remarked Antonio Guterres, the United Nations high commissioner for refugees (UNHCR), when recently releasing the UN refugee agency’s annual report.

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just to go along and get along,” the Harper government’s bumptious mantra for multilateral affairs. Useful lessons can be drawn from our experience and recent reforms to the Canadian migration and refugee system.

Not since the Second World War are so many displaced people—51.2 million— sloshing within national borders and streaming across international frontiers.

These unfortunates are driven by strife, famine, disease, climate changes or hopes of better economic prospects. Their description—refugees, asylum seekers, illegal aliens—reflects the receptivity of their temporary hosts.

As part of the liberal international order constructed in the wake of the Second World War, the United Nations’ 1951 Geneva Convention on Refugees enshrined a basic humanitarian principle in law: the right to leave one’s country for sanctuary elsewhere when facing lifethreatening circumstances.

Today, the situation is complicated by

the changing nature of conflict.

Increasingly, in failing states such as Somalia, South Sudan and Syria, these people are victims of intrastate turmoil rather than interstate war.

The traditional recipient countries face growing public resistance to refugee resettlement.

No country has been more generous to the dispossessed than the United States. But, with an estimated 11 million undocumented people within its borders, the country’s welcome mat is wearing thin.

As the U.S. faces an influx of thousands of unaccompanied children from Central America, President Barack Obama is asking Congress for more billions to deal with the new migratory wave.

Europeans are no strangers to displacement, and the original UN Convention was designed to address their post-war movement of peoples.

Today, there is a pronounced anti-migrant attitude reflected in the success of nativist parties in recent national and European Union elections.

Canadians, by contrast, still see migrants as vital ingredients in our continuing nation-building. We endorse multiculturalism, but without special privileges. We expect newcomers to blend into our society. We want a migration system that is fair but disciplined.

In government, Stephen Harper resisted the Reform instinct to curb immigration. Appointing Jason Kenney energized the portfolio. Not without bumps, Mr. Kenney brought innovation, reform and order, resetting citizenship and multiculturalism policy.

Canadian immigration expanded with the stress on employable skills. The Gordian knot of backlogged applications was cut. Citizenship criteria were recast to emphasize our values, our history and the responsibilities of being Canadian.

Our refugee determination system is more expeditious, with improved tracking and information sharing. aaaaaaaaaa

No system is perfect. A few jihadists holding, even burning, Canadian passports fuels headlines, but our riskmanagement system works. One in five Canadians is foreign-born. The visible diversity of our cities defines what the Aga Khan describes as our “robust pluralism.”

Mackenzie King’s “none is too many” refugee policy has been exorcised, but as historian Irving Abella reminds us: “A nation cannot move forward without recognizing the darker parts of its past.”

With the courts to protect against the “cruel and unusual,” we are finding our way.

Successful integration is hard work.

Settlement within Canada means continuing skills development.

Acceptance of legitimate credentials earned overseas is still a major hurdle.

Accreditation through our guilds is still too protectionist.

We have both research and practical experience in resettlement.

Canada pioneered the Metropolis research project on urban integration.

This network now extends to 70 countries.

Community programs such as Success and HIPPY set the standard for successful integration by newcomers.

In 1986 the “People of Canada” were awarded the Nansen Medal for our “major and sustained contribution to the cause of refugees.”

Key to the successful integration of successive migrant waves—Eastern Europeans during the fifties and sixties, Ugandans during the seventies and the Indo-Chinese “boat people” during the eighties—was the active involvement of all levels of government as well as churches, unions and community groups.

Marion Dewar, mayor of Ottawa during the late seventies and into the mideighties, launched Project 4000 to resettle Vietnamese refugees. As she said at the time, “Four thousand. We’ve got almost 400,000 in Ottawa. Surely we can

handle that.”

Ms. Dewar inspired others. Canada would subsequently welcome more than 200,000 people from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

Let’s renew our leadership in refugee resettlement.

Kick-start our 150th anniversary by giving a home to 1.5 million refugees.

Make refugees our standing issue on the international circuit.

Canadian self-definition draws from our actions on the international stage. The plight of the refugee is a cause to which Canada brings expertise and experience. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ A member of the teams that negotiated the FTA and NAFTA, Colin Robertson is vice president of the Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute and a senior adviser to McKenna, Long and Aldridge, LLP.

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WHAT HAPPENED IN 1964

BY CRAIG TAYLOR

Disney Awarded Medal of Freedom

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During his lifetime, Walt Disney earned hundreds of honors and citations from many nations around the world.

The late British political cartoonist David Low called Walt Disney “the most significant figure in graphic arts since Leonardo.” A pioneer and an innovator, Disney had one of the most admired imaginations in the world.

During his 43-year career he revolutionized the motion picture industry, created Mickey Mouse and founded Disneyland theme parks. On September 14, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson awarded Disney the Medal of Freedom.

Other Key Events How old were you in 1964?

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XB-70 Valkyrie Maiden Flight

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Warren Commission Report

The North American XB-70 Valkyrie was the prototype of the B-70 nuclear-armed strategic bomber for the U.S. Air Force.

Cold War tensions were still strong between the United States and the Soviet Union in the early ’60s as the development of technologies that could deliver nuclear warheads reached new heights. The Valkyrie had a cruise speed of Mach 3 and could fly at altitudes of 70,000 feet. It made its first flight from Palmdale, California, to Edwards Air Force Base on September 21, 1964. The Valkyrie has often been referred to as the most remarkable research aircraft ever flown by NASA.

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Masanori Murakami Palestinian Liberation becomes the first Army (PLA) is formed in Japanese baseball player Palestine. on a Major League team.

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In an effort to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, the Warren Commission was established.

The Commission’s 889-page final report was presented to President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 24, 1964, and made available to the public three days later. The report concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald (pictured above) acted alone in the killing of Kennedy. It also stated that Jack Ruby, the man who killed Oswald two days later, acted alone. The Commission’s findings were challenged shortly after the report’s release and remain controversial to this day.

SEPT. 17 The Beatles are paid a (then) record $150,000 for one concert in Kansas.

SEPT. 24 Television sitcom The Munsters premieres on CBS.

Cable Cars Declared Landmark

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Cable cars were invented in San Francisco in 1873 and have become a worldwide symbol of the city.

Cable cars have dominated San Francisco’s transit landscape for more than 140 years. They were almost destroyed in the great San Francisco earthquake and fire of 1906, which devastated the city. The iconic cars were almost eliminated in the ’40s when the city determined that buses were less expensive to operate. On October 1, 1964, they were declared a National Historic Landmark. Today, they are one of only two National Historic Landmarks that move.

OCT. 12 First three-man crew is launched into space (by the Soviet Union).

China’s First Nuclear Weapon

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Star of India Stolen in New York

China becomes the world’s fifth nuclear power by exploding its first atomic bomb.

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When the People’s Republic of China was founded in 1949, the Soviet Union agreed to aid China in the development of its nuclear industry. China exploded its first atomic bomb on October 16, 1964. That same day, the Chinese government made a solemn promise to the rest of the world that China’s nuclear weapons would only be used in self-defense to protect the national security of the country, and China would never be the first to use them.

OCT. 14 Martin Luther King Jr. wins the Nobel Peace Prize.

OCT. 17 New York Yankees fire manager Yogi Berra.

At 563 carats, the Star of India is the world’s largest gem-quality blue star sapphire; it’s about 2 billion years old.

The Star of India is one of the most well-known objects in the world. First discovered in Sri Lanka some 300 years go, this mammoth, golf ball-sized gem became part of J.P. Morgan’s gem collection in the late 1800s. Morgan donated it to American Museum of Natural History in New York in 1900.

On October 30, 1964, the gem was stolen from the museum. It was recovered in Miami a few months later.

Today, the Star of India is estimated to be worth about $1 million.

OCT. 24 Anton Geesink becomes the first non-Japanese Olympic judo gold medal winner.

OCT. 31 Barbra Streisand’s album “People” hits No. 1 and stays there for five weeks.

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short interview with Gary Schwartz, Ph.D., of the University of Arizona’s Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health (LACH), in Tucson.

Q. The more you focus on something, the more you see it. The Greeks call it scotoma.

How does scotoma factor into seeing the unseen?

A. The better you focus, the more you exclude irrelevant information, noise and distraction that compromises your energy field. Paying attention is like finding the right radio station. The word “frequency” pertains to this kind of focus. The capacity to focus is critical—but it is both a gift and a curse. The gift is the surprise and comfort of the message; the curse is that with too much focus, you miss important details in the big picture.

Q. The human body is a kind of laboratory.

Can you give us some advice about doing our own “science of spirit” experiments?

A. You can do an experiment right now. As you breathe in and out, repeat the words, “love breath, love breath, love breath.”

Does your breathing change? Do you feel better than you did when you weren’t paying attention to your breath? Your answer is your observation; do this several times. When you see a pattern, such as how reliable the feeling of relaxation is, you develop trust.

Some bodily responses cannot be replicated.

Science is not a theory or a dogma. It is a strategy for being an unbiased, open-minded observer.

Q. What’s the difference between memory and imagination?

A. Memory is the preservation of information.

Storage and retrieval. Imagination creates something new. Imagination draws on a memory and takes it forward. You can remember what you imagined, imagine what you can remember.

Q. What is a human supposed to do with the layers of information we receive from the world of spirit energy?

A. There are many layers of meaning. When I was at Yale, I had an insight that everything has three purposes. Take hair, for example.

There are elements that give the concept of hair a pattern at three levels: how it shows up for you, for me and for everyone else. The challenge is how to discern meaning in a way that makes the most sense. Humility factors into discernment—sometimes it is best to boil down meaning to its lowest common denominator: It happened. I felt it.

I believe it.

Q. What message do you want to make public about the Academy of Spiritual and Consciousness Studies conference?

A. Science and spirituality is coming together in historic ways. And, it is happening at the individual level—people are making their own discoveries and sharing them. This conference is about how the nature of life changes after physical death. Light has its immortality, and so do humans.

Q. How do you discern what is true about “spirit” information?

A. The first point of evaluation is your personal experience of connection to spirit (not through a medium). Here are “Seven ‘S’ Words” to use when questioning the unseen.

Ask yourself if the source of information is: Smart, Successful, Sophisticated (as in seeking truth), Savvy, Spiritual and Sane. Use this when you read published research and examine the theory behind the experience. Finally, if there is a good reason to dismiss the story, then you have an excuse to disbelieve what is being proclaimed.

Q. You have a unique definition for God— noun or verb?

A. Guiding Organizing Designing process!

We are all co-participants in the design of our realities.

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1. TIM COOK

3. DAVID GREGORY

Apple’s CEO made some significant moves over the summer, which many are praising as good corporate social responsibility. In August, the Cupertino-based company announced that it is banning the use of benzene and n-hexane, two potentially hazardous chemicals, during final assembly of iPhone and iPad products. Benzene is a known carcinogen that has been linked to leukemia, and n-hexane has been associated with nerve damage. In the same month, Cook also released a diversity report containing statistics about the race and gender makeup of Apple. The report, which Cook was not happy about, indicated that Apple’s workforce is mostly male—a common phenomenon in the tech industry. According to the report, only three out of 10 Apple employees around the globe are female.

Broken down, males represent 65 percent of the company’s nontech workers, 80 percent of its tech workers, and 72 percent of Apple’s leadership.

Cook pledged to take action to improve the company’s diversity by boosting female presence in his company.

NBC’s Meet the Press host David Gregory was replaced by NBC News political director Chuck Todd in August. Gregory had held the position since taking over as moderator in 2008, following the death of the legendary Tim Russert. NBC did not specify the reason for replacing Gregory, but it is rumored that he was let go because of the show’s declining ratings during his time as its host. The news of Gregory’s departure was announced on August 17 by fill-in host Andrea Mitchell, followed by a look back at Gregory’s years anchoring the broadcast. After the tribute to Gregory, it was revealed that Chuck Todd would be the new host.

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2. HILLARY CLINTON The biggest question among political pundits continues to be: Will Hillary run for president in 2016? That’s a question only she can answer. However, in her new book, “Hard Choices,” Clinton gives an inside account of the crises, choices and challenges she faced during her four years as America’s 67th Secretary of State, and how those experiences drive her view of the future. That sounds like a hint, doesn’t it? Clinton has also, some have said, distanced herself from President Obama by criticizing his foreign policy in a recent interview.

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The story of renowned physicist Stephen Hawking will be told in the upcoming film Theory of Everything, which will be released in November. The film will feature the life story of Hawking and focus on his relationship with Jane Wilde, the art student he fell in love with while studying at Cambridge in the ’60s.

Hawking is often referred to as the next Einstein; his theories and physics concepts have changed our views and understanding of the universe.

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LOCAL GLENDALE Glendale city council has approved an offer from the Tohono O’odham Nation to pay Glendale $26 million over the next 20 years for the tribe’s new casino. It will also provide $2 million to the Glendale Convention & Visitors Bureau for promotion.

PHOENIX North Phoenix’s High Street development has landed Sprouts Farmers Market Inc. as major new tenant. Sprouts will relocate its current headquarters to a new 77,400-square-foot facility at High Street, which will include a small Sprouts grocery store.

PHOENIX As the midterm elections approach, the race for the governor’s office is seeing the mudslinging and personal attacks rise to new levels. Huge amounts of private contributions to various PACs are funding the key candidates’ campaigns.

PHOENIX Sprouts Farmers Market saw its net income for the second quarter jump a whopping 140 percent from the same period a year ago. The company’s net income for the quarter increased to $30.2 million, up from $12.5 million in the previous year’s second quarter.

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SCOTTSDALE Canadian builder Landmark Group will make its first foray into the U.S. in downtown Scottsdale. Its first project, Aerium, is a 27-unit condominium complex to be built near 70th Street and Osborn Road. Landmark is planning additional residential projects in the Phoenix metro area.

TEMPE Tempe has banned the smoking of e-cigarettes in public places. It is the first city in Arizona to ban their use.

NATIONAL Fort Worth, Texas American Airlines CEO Doug Parker reported a record $864 million in net profit for American Airline Group’s second quarter. The company will also pay shareholders a dividend for the first time since 1980.

DENVER Pat Bowlen recently handed over his role as CEO of the Denver Broncos to Joe Ellis, who has been with the team since 1983. At the time of the announcement, Bowlen’s family revealed that he has Alzheimer’s disease. His ownership of the team has been placed in a trust, and John Elway will continue to oversee football operations.

MINNEAPOLIS To turn around declining U.S. sales and a failing Canadian division, retail giant

Phoenix, Scottsdale and Chandler are among the Top 50 U.S. meeting destinations, according to cloud-based Cvent. Phoenix was ranked 11th, Scottsdale 16th and Chandler 50th.

JEFF GORDON In late July, NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon added another record-setting performance to his racing career. He became the first five-time winner at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

He did so at the 21st running of the Brickyard 400.

Target Corp. appointed Brian Cornell as its new CEO. Known as a turnaround artist, Cornell was most recently CEO of PepsiCo Americas Foods.

NEW YORK CITY The New York Times broke a story in early August about the largest-ever theft of confidential Internet data, which included 1.2 billion username and password combinations, along with more than 500 million email addresses. The theft was tracked to a Russian criminal organization.

OMAHA Billionaire Warren Buffett donated an additional $2.1 billion in July to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. The donation is

In a tragic accident, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart hit and killed 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. in a recent dirt track race in upper New York State. Initial reports say the accident was unavoidable.

being made with Berkshire Hathaway shares.

ORLANDO Darden Restaurants Inc., owner of Olive Garden, Longhorn Steakhouse and other well-known restaurant chains, completed a $2.1 billion sale of its Red Lobster restaurants to San Francisco-based Golden Gate Capital, the parent company of California Pizza Kitchen. There are 10 Red Lobster locations in the Phoenix area.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court, in a landmark and unanimous decision, ruled that a person’s cell phone cannot be searched by authorities without a warrant. The ruling stated that a person’s cell phone contains information that is private to each individual. The decision is seen as a huge win for privacy rights in America.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision that for-profit companies can impose their religious rights on employees. The ruling allowed companies the right not to provide contraceptive or birth control drugs to employees under Obamacare.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Citigroup reached a $7 billion settlement with the Department of Justice for selling “toxic” financial products that contributed to the country’s economic meltdown. Last November, JPMorgan Chase settled its case over mortgage-backed securities for $13 billion.

WASHINGTON, D.C. The Senate confirmed Robert McDonald, former chairman and CEO of Procter & Gamble, as the new Veterans Affairs secretary.

He is tasked with the job of rebuilding the VA health care system.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Bank of America reached an enormous $16.7 billion settlement with the Department of Justice with regard to allegations that the bank marketed fraudulent mortgage-backed securities that fueled the recent economic crisis. According to the DOJ, this is the largest civil settlement with a single entity in the country’s history.

INTERNATIONAL Afghanistan A U.S. general was shot and killed by a rogue Afghan soldier. Maj. Gen. Harold Greene is the highest-ranking officer to be killed on foreign soil in combat since the Vietnam War.

Calgary, Canada Calgary is quickly becoming one of Canada’s wealthiest cities. According to WealthScapes 2014, a database on assets, liabilities and wealth of Canadians, the average household net worth in 2013 in Vancouver was Can. $710,095, followed by Toronto at Can. $693,652 and Calgary at Can. $680,377.

LONDON Great Britain marked the 100th anniversary of its entering World War I. Nearly a million ceramic red poppy flowers are being planted at the Tower of London to represent Britain’s soldiers who died in the war. The conflict, which lasted until 1918, was meant to be “the war to end all wars.”

PARIS In this year’s Tour de France, a grueling 22-day race encompassing 2,200 miles, Italian cyclist Vincenzo Nibali rode into the ChampElysees with a 7-minute win over his nearest rival.

California offered Tesla $500 million in incentives and a promise to ease environmental rules if the company were to build its new Gigafactory there.

EBOLA outbreak The World Health Organization allocated $100 million to treat the largest outbreak of the Ebola virus in history. The outbreak is worst in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone. As of mid-August nearly 2,500 people had been infected and more than 1,300 had died in confirmed, probable or suspected cases of Ebola, which has a 90 percent fatality rate.

Two American health workers are among those who were infected.

RUSSIA Fighting back against U.S. sanctions, Russian president Vladimir Putin has banned all farm imports from the U.S,. the European Union, Canada and Japan. Last year Russia imported about $41.3 billion in U.S. food products.

This action could further damage the Russian economy by increasing food prices.

TORONTO Toronto mayor Rob Ford returned from two months in rehab and apologized to the city’s residents for his past actions. He also stated his intentions to seek re-election.

Venezuela As the nation faces a worsening economic crisis, the government is considering the sale of Houston-based Citgo Petroleum Corp., Venezuela’s oil and gas operations in the U.S. The sale could generate as much as $15 billion for the beleaguered government.

The Arizona Corporation Commission approved the $4.3 billion acquisition of Unisource Energy Services/Tucson Electric Power by Newfoundland, Canada’s Fortis Inc.

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Director: Charles Martin Smith; Cast: Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd, Harry Connick Jr.; Rating: PG The story of Winter the Dolphin touched the hearts of many when it debuted in 2011. In this sequel, a baby dolphin named Hope is introduced. Hope, an orphan at a dangerously young age, must fight for its survival. The new plot line also focuses on the lives of the people around the dolphins at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the challenges they now face.

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THE JUDGE

Director: David Dobkin; Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Robert Duvall; Rating: PG-13 Actor Robert Downey Jr. plays Hank Palmer, a Chicago defense attorney who returns to his childhood home, where his estranged and hostile father (played

by Robert Duvall), who is also the small town’s judge, is suspected of manslaughter. Hank sets out to discover the truth and along the way rekindles his relationship with the family he left years before.

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DRACULA UNTOLD

Director: Gary Shore; Cast: Luke Evans, Dominic Cooper, Rating: PG Hollywood has been making Dracula movies since 1922, when Nosferatu was released, and over the decades there have been many variations of the terrifying character. In Dracula Untold, the story is told of how Prince Vlad (Luke Evans), historically known as “The Impaler,” goes from Romanian royalty to a creature of the night—a vampire. Prince Vlad fights to protect his people from an oncoming Turkish invasion and seeks power by sacrificing himself to evil, in this case represented by the Roman emperor Caligula (Charles Dance), turned vampire.

Other Movies Coming Soon THE BOXTROLLS A 3-D animated feature that tells the tale of the Boxtrolls, monsters living beneath the charming streets of Cheesebridge who crawl out at night to steal children and their cheeses.

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Gone Girl On his fifth wedding anniversary, Nick Dunne (Ben Affleck) reports that his beautiful wife, Amy, has gone missing. Soon after, Nick’s lies, deceit and strange behavior make him a suspect.

THE INTERVIEW An action-comedy about two tabloid TV hosts who discover that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is a fan of their show. They land an interview with him in an effort to gain greater respect as journalists.

CROSSWORD INVENTORS & INVENTIONS

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The other name of Henry Ford’s first “horseless carriage”

13 Invention credited to Russian-born American Vladimir Zworykin 14 The Wright brothers’ first plane 15 First American female to patent an invention, a method for weaving straw with silk 17 Assisted Bell in inventing the telephone

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LEGOS were created in 1958 in Denmark. What does the word LEGO mean?

5 Inventor of the World Wide Web

19 Among the ingredients of Coca-Cola when invented in 1886

27 Seismologist who invented the scale used to measure the magnitude of earthquakes

20 The inventor of this device discovered that the candy bar in his pocket had melted because of what he was working on, in 1946

23 Known as the “father of modern rocketry”

28 Marshmallow candy was first made by this ancient civilization

21 Musical instrument invented by Benjamin Franklin

7 Invented blue jeans 9 Englishman known as the “Father of Computing” 12 Project started by U.S. president in 1942 to ensure that the United States beat Germany in developing a nuclear bomb

24 Invented the crossword puzzle in 1913 while working as a journalist for the New York World newspaper 25 Racecar driver/actor who invented the bucket seat in 1969

26 You’ve heard the expression, “The best thing since sliced 16 “Big Bang Theory” bread,” but who invented sliced bread?

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22 U.S. president who invented the spherical sundial 23 His “counter” device could detect ionizing radioactivity

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He was perhaps the funniest man to have graced both the small and big screens. Williams died of an apparent suicide; he had long battled depression and substance addiction.

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My Life, My Death—My Death, My Life

BY MARY L. HOLDEN

Death is an absolute mystery. We are all vulnerable to it, it’s what makes life interesting and suspenseful.

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~Jeanne Moreau (French actress, b. 1928)

hen scientists create a hypothesis, three things happen. The premise can be proved, disproved … or talked about until the end of time.

What happens after a person dies is a question that’s been open to hypothesis and discussion since time began.

Are you willing to enter into this eternal conversation? If you think that death ends the motion of all life, stop reading now. Ashes to ashes, dust to dust … The End. If you are unsure, open-minded or claim to “know beyond knowing,” please keep reading. There are lots of people— skeptics, scientists, spiritualists—who want to see beyond the veil of what we think is known about Earth’s reality.

Is there a key that exists in the sweating, thinking, emoting, bloodcirculating energy a physical body has on Earth to unlock the mystery of spirit? Is there an answer to the question of what in the body transforms into the energy that may go on past the need to breathe or eat?

Believers feel that the soul must go on. But skeptics and scientists have a quest. They say, “We don’t know, but let’s run experiments and analyze results.”

Academy of Spiritual and Consciousness Studies, Inc. Is it right to test faith in a laboratory?

What about testing faith by using your own body as a laboratory?

Curiosity is known to have opened Pandora’s box, and it killed the cat. Will curiosity about the afterlife ruin the ability to have faith, or strengthen it?

The Academy of Spiritual and

Consciousness Studies, Inc. (ASCS) is a group of individuals that feels these questions are worth asking because people should be as comfortable talking about the unseen as they are about what is seen. And sometimes, what is unseen does show up—be it a laboratory or in a thought, feeling or sensation.

Author and attorney Roberta Grimes, of Austin, Texas, calls herself a skeptic even though she’s written two thoughtprovoking nonfiction books about life after death. She serves on the board of ASCS, and, along with fellow author and board member R. Craig Hogan, Ph.D., of Normal, Illinois, Grimes coorganized the academy’s annual conference this past July in Scottsdale, Arizona. A member of ASCS for more than 10 years, Grimes says she found the organization when researching and writing historical fiction books, including one on Thomas Jefferson.

“My interest in humanity is focused on love,” she said. “Over the course of our 200,000-year history on Earth, humanity has not changed in one important area. Humans have always sought to be loved and to love … past, present and after death.”

Good point. Who can argue with the idea of forever love?

At the 2013 ASCS conference in Virginia, Grimes was surprised by the small attendance. She said, “Those of us in the Baby Boom generation are the largest group of people on Earth ever to face the idea of what death means.

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Grimes approached Hogan about growing membership, and together they brought the July 2014 ASCS conference to Scottsdale. “We wanted to welcome the world,” she said, “and expose the study of afterlife communication.” And they did. More than 200 attendees were present, and membership continues to grow.

“More and more people are unafraid to talk about experiences they’ve had when a beloved but departed soul makes its presence known,” said Grimes. “It’s being studied in the lab

by Dr. Gary Schwartz at the University of Arizona.”

Black Boxes in the Lab Gary Schwartz is a professor in many departments: psychology, medicine, neurology, psychiatry and surgery.

He directs the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health (LACH) at the University of Arizona in Tucson. As a skeptic of psychic phenomena, he studied with a magician to learn about psychic fraud. He wanted to part the curtain of magic that surrounds psychics and mediums to get insight into the existence of spiritual power.

A series of unique and well-planned experiments with psychics and mediums occurred in 1999. It was history-making—science met spirit in a university laboratory. Schwartz’s experiments were meant to show

the public how controlled research can question, capture, record and analyze data generated by a person’s mind, body and … spirit … as collected through the medium of electronic and other human biasneutral measurements. LACH’s motto is: “If it is real, it will be revealed. If it is fake, we’ll find the mistake.”

Research scientists at LACH are studying the following areas at present: evolution of consciousness and understanding (universal hypotheses and post-materialism); the role of consciousness in health and healing; survival of consciousness after death; other-worldly/higher spiritual consciousness.

Schwartz’s study informs his life, something he admits gets in the way of experimentation. “The ‘human factor’ sometimes gets in the way of scientific study,” he said, “so I asked a software developer for help in removing it for an experiment that involves light and the presence of spirit energy.”

The experiment Schwartz is referring to took place in 2010. “We built a box within a box within a box so that no light could come through, and we put a light detector inside the innermost box. Then we asked spirit, ‘if you are there, give us proof as light.’”

The equipment Schwartz used for this test is a silicon photomultiplier system, designed to detect particles of light in

Weighing of the heart against a feather was a ritual of judgement depicted in the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead.

total darkness. The experiment was published in EXPLORE: The Journal of Science and Healing in 2010: http://bit.ly/1pWBGvG. Can it be true that spirits of the departed show up on Earth as detectable light in black boxes?

Light was detected in the darkest black box, but the experiment was criticized for the impact of human influence. “So, we asked engineers to develop a software program to generate a time at random and pose an invitation to spirit to show itself in the innermost box when no experimenters were present in the laboratory. This took away all human intervention in terms of inviting spirit entities (also known as ‘departed hypothesized collaborators’) to show up as light.

The results of the experiment showed direct correlation of light being detected in the black box when the invitation was generated by the computer,” Schwartz revealed.

Of course, this all depends on belief that spirit energy survives its earthly version and that the power of light can be used as a scientific tool of communication. Perhaps you’ll align with Grimes when she says, “I believe that every human mind is eternal. We never began and we will never end. All of our minds are part of the Source, and the Source is the only thing that is real.”

RECOMMENDED MOVIES Paul Davids, “The Life After Death Project,” Yellow Hat Productions, 2013.

Dan Drasin, “Calling Earth: An Afterlife Documentary,” produced for free educational viewing only, 2014.

Chris Lavelle, “Messages of Hope, The Movie,” 2014.

Randall Wallace, “Heaven is for Real,” 2014.

R.J. Cutler. “If I Stay,” 2014.

Frank Capra, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” 1946.

Harold Cronk, “God’s Not Dead,” 2014.

Maryam Keshavarz, “The Day I Died,” 2006.

Burr Steers, “Charlie St. Cloud,” 2010.

If spirit is from Source, and Source is real, then the sky’s the limit—right?

But does the sky have a limit?

During his keynote speech at the ASCS conference, Schwartz compared the way the Wright brothers conquered the impossibility of human flight to current scientific efforts regarding communication with the dead. “You have a cell phone,” he said. “You may in the future have a soul phone where your departed loved ones can use modern technology to dial up and leave messages.”

The Wright brothers succeeded in human use of sky. Perhaps it’s time to pierce whatever veil is left in that metaphor.

A prolific author, Schwarz wrote several books about investigating life after death. In 2006, he published The G.O.D. Experiments, where he discussed this idea: “Is the belief in God—a universal intelligence, source and energy of all that is—something we must accept only on faith? Or is there compelling scientific reasoning, supported by incontrovertible experimental evidence?

Jewish funeral services are usually in a synagogue or funeral home one day after the death. Funerals never take place on the Saturday Sabbath.

If this essence is actually at work in the scientist’s lab as well as in our daily lives, it’s time for us to take notice. My experiences in the laboratory and in life demonstrate convincingly, I believe, that science can lead us to the God who is now making himself/herself/itself known in physics, statistics, computer science, and even in, of all places, parapsychology experiments.”

The theme of the ASCS conference in July was “New Developments in Afterlife Communication.” Although there is not yet a soul phone, attendees learned ways to connect to departed loved ones through meditation, séance circles, electronic devices, photographs (both on paper and on screen), automatic writing, pendulums, dreams and in synchronicities and coincidences.

Dr. Schwartz advises to pay attention to your intuition. Were you driving along, thinking about a loved one and saw a license plate with their name on it? Did you hear a song while shopping that reminded you of your beloved and now distant friend who just then texted you?

Perhaps a dream you had about your departed great grandmother giving you a note—“Buy the white car!”—was a message you didn’t follow and the yellow car you bought was a lemon right off the lot.

“Such visions, dreams and synchronicities are happening more and more often to people,” Schwartz claimed, “because of so many choices: the Internet, the license plate messages, the media feeds.

Mind your intuition,” he said, “because when you find yourself being nudged to pay attention to something, it’s guiding you to focus on something other than normal. That’s the place you’ll receive a message and feel surprised or comforted by a kind of energy beyond your five senses.”

Clues about the existence of spiritual energy abound, and are real, according to lawyer Victor Zammit from Sydney, Australia. “There are at least 20 ways human communication with the

nonmaterial world takes place.”

Evidence of afterlife communication, studied in the context of what would be allowed in a court of law, is Zammit’s realm of interest, and it has become a passion. “The best evidence I found was with physical medium David Thompson.

I’ve been present at over 100 sessions,” he said. Zammit was speaking of Thompson’s trance-induced ability to manifest the appearance of an entity, a recognizable personality, of someone who has died and shown up with a message.

Zammit’s experience of this phenomenon gives him plenty of good evidence to share—stories of messages being revealed from beyond that only the intended recipient and the deceased knew about. He insisted that, while in trance, “Thompson sits bound and gagged. There is no outside interference or fakery. In one session, a father whose son had been murdered had vowed in private to get revenge. The son came through and begged the father to forgive the murderer and ‘promise me that you won’t do anything.’ The father was shocked that the son knew of his vow.”

A physical medium is someone who donates the energy of his physical body to allow in a spirit with a message. “This is very hard on a body,” said Wendy Zammit, Victor’s wife and co-researcher.

“Many physical mediums have conditions like diabetes or other health compromises because of the work they do with spirit.” Both experts consider health compromises proof that spirit energy uses human energy—at a cost, when it’s real—to communicate across realms.

Death, Grief, Healing Three certainties exist: Taxes … death … grief. What’s not certain is the process grief takes or achievement of healing.

Afterlife communication—if brought to psychological therapy—has the potential to revolutionize ways that humans endure grief and heal after the emotional wounds (sadness, loneliness, loss) gape, fester or implode after a loved one dies.

Carol Morgan is the mother of Mikey,

RECOMMENDED BOOKS A Lawyer Presents the Evidence for the Afterlife, Victor and Wendy Zammit (White Crow Books, 2013).

Afterlife Communication: 16 Proven Methods, 85 True Accounts, Academy for Spiritual and Consciousness Studies (S Publications, 2014).

Journey to the Upper Realm: How I Survived the Deaths of My Sons and Learned to Communicate With Them on the Other Side, Maria Pe, Esq. (2013).

My Son and the Afterlife, Elisa Medhus, MD (2013).

The Fun of Dying: Find Out What Really Happens Next, Roberta Grimes (Greater Reality Publications, 2010).

The Fun of Staying in Touch: How Our Loved Ones Contact Us and How We Can Contact Them, Roberta Grimes (2014).

The Sacred Promise: How Science Is Discovering Spirit’s Collaboration With Us in Our Daily Lives, Gary E. Schwartz, Ph.D., and John Edward (Atria Books/Beyond Words, 2011).

The Scapel and the Soul, Alan J. Hamilton (Tarcher, 2005).

whom she communicates with even though his body perished in 2007 at the age of 20. Morgan, a physical therapist and a practicing Catholic, was in dire grief. She had no psychic ability, but she attended a retreat sponsored by the (now defunct) Dying To Live Again Foundation and met medium Sally Baldwin (who died in 2012).

Baldwin taught Morgan to communicate with her son by using a pendulum.

Personal information from Mikey arrived with clarity, easing and transforming her

Like Jews, Muslims do not delay in having a funeral service for their dead.

The funeral service takes place in a mosque.

grief. She said, “Mikey describes God as the unity of absolute pure love, which is infinite, the collective, the loving force, and we are all part of this collective.”

The experience of communicating with a departed loved one is unique.

Do you think you have this ability?

Morgan says you do, and there are many ways to access information from the realm of spirit energy. She said, “You have to open your heart and allow it to happen. Remove doubt, and believe.”

Perhaps grief is not your issue.

Maybe you wonder about your own soul’s path in life, why you’ve lived through certain experiences and lessons, or suffered disease. Perhaps past emotional pain lingers and denies your happiness. If life is meant to teach lessons, do experiences from a soul’s “other” lifetimes bleed through?

Reincarnation was something Brian L. Weiss, M.D., rejected until a patient opened his mind to the possibility.

This doctor, a graduate of Columbia University and Yale Medical School, and Chairman Emeritus of Psychiatry at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami, wrote about crossing the bridge from health science to spirituality in his best-selling book Miracles Happen: The Transformational Healing Power of Past Life Memories (HarperOne, 2012).

If you can accept the possibility of reincarnation, might you be interested in accessing memories embedded in your personality before you entered life? If so, hypnosis holds a key.

Psychologist (and scientist and skeptic) Michael Newton, Ph.D., used hypnosis as a therapeutic method until noticing a pattern (among 7,000 patients, over a span of 35 years) that led him to research, study and develop a technique he called Life Between Life (LBL) regression. His book, Journey of Souls (Llewellyn, 1994) is still a best seller.

At the ASCS conference, Jonathan Yorks, M.A., LMFT, CHt, of Boston, presented LBL regression information.

To explain the mystery, Yorks stated the first law of thermodynamics: Matter and energy can transform, but neither can be created or destroyed.

Science has proved this to be true, so it can also be applied to soul energy—the very you of you—which has always been present, although it may have changed as it cycled through reincarnation; births, deaths and existence in the world of spirit.

Yorks said this energy can be read like a book. He has regressed many people since 1995 using the LBL method. He said, “Every life has its own frequency and vibration. The definition of ‘memory’ limits understanding of time in terms of a soul’s energy. The brain is like a TV or radio that can tune into or out of frequency levels and acquire much greater understanding of self.”

Those who’ve experienced LBL therapy report the ability to see the events of their life in a much greater context, allowing problems to be seen as choices that have opened up opportunities for growth and wisdom.

“A session can take several hours,” Yorks said, “through a gentle deepening through the five known layers of brain wave function, into memories from being in the womb and prior.”

Therapist Karen Herrick, Ph.D., of Red Bank, New Jersey, is the first female president in ASCS history.

She authored the book You’re Not Finished Yet and is a proponent of further education for all people about giving credibility to their spiritual experiences. In her practice, she encourages clients to meet with mediums and energy healers to aid in their process of chronic grief. “My mission is to welcome professional therapists to ASCS,” she said, “after I did a survey and learned that 73 percent of 133 mental health professionals” believe that more open discussion of spiritual matters would benefit them and their patients and “67 percent needed training to recognize the difference between spiritual and psychotic experiences. This is a big reason why I want more of them to come to ASCS conferences.”

A psychotic experience is defined as a gross distortion and disorganization of a person’s mental capacity. The definition of spiritual experience used in surveying these professionals was

“the transcendent relationship between the person and a Higher Being, a quality that goes beyond a specific religious affiliation.”

According to conference attendee, intuitive healer and medium Ellie Pechet, M.Ed., of Phoenix, “Using spiritual guidance in combination with advanced energy healing medicine accelerates healing for people suffering emotional pain. “My technique goes well beyond Reiki, EFT ‘tapping,’ etc.

Counseling and other modalities only go so far to reduce grief and trauma.

They’re temporary,” she said.

Twenty to 30 percent of Pechet’s clientele come to her for grief counseling.

“My ability to intuit the root cause of an issue at the cellular level works like a laser,” she said. “I dissolve the energetic charge associated with grief, trauma, depression and low selfesteem, clearing it on every level.

Then, I fill the client with a high vibration of healing energy.”

She claims a 95 percent success rate, but still factors in the necessity of medical science. “When a medical need, such as a broken bone or brain chemistry imbalance, has to be addressed, energy healing is more involved. Healing via advanced intuitive energy work with an expert is a good compliment to chemicals, stitches and casts.” This type of healing is difficult to explain, but those who’ve experienced it say it works … and it lasts.

Is This End The End? Discussing the unseen spirit has always been a challenge, yet humans do figure out ways. Thanks to people like Hogan, Grimes, Herrick and Schwartz, the whispers are turning into roars.

You are encouraged to create and celebrate communication with the personalities of those you knew and loved before their departure from Earth. Putting them ‘to rest’ was just a small part of the truth.

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BY MARY L. HOLDEN

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exting while driving. Having a phone conversation while driving.

Switching the CD in the car stereo while driving. Drinking hot coffee while steering. Putting on mascara or lip balm by the light of your visor’s vanity mirror while waiting for the green light.

These actions are no-nos, but drivers often do them. Admit it! These actions always compromise safety when a human’s eyes just need to be on the road.

Can technology save us—or at least make us more responsible and more fully conscious drivers?

Yes. Here is a list of some of the advancements in auto safety technology that do not counter the danger of doing all those things mentioned previously, but do help drivers stay safe while in transit.

CRASH AVOIDANCE FEATURES Automatic braking. Anti-lock brake systems (ABS), which help prevent loss of control during a skid, are now fairly standard, but the newer automatic braking systems warn drivers to slow down while also putting on the brakes if technology in the front-crash prevention system detects an imminent crash. This happens even without a foot being on the brake pedal.

Remember Driver’s Ed? Some of those trainer cars had a brake pedal on the passenger side so the instructor could protect the student driver. Automatic braking is a beautiful advancement from those days, and it may even prevent alert people riding shotgun from using their imaginary brake pedal. Whew!

Adaptive headlights. Lighting up

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the road ahead in a better way is what this technology is designed to do. Some headlights have sensors that adapt to weather conditions, sense curves in the road and then adjust focus, reduce glare from high beams and can even gauge the distance between the vehicle you are driving and the one in front of you. It’s known as an advanced front-lighting

system (AFS); be sure to ask about this feature when considering the purchase of a new car.

Back up cameras. Although some people cannot resist turning their bodies into position to see behind when their car is in reverse, these dashboard-mounted screens will be mandatory features in all automobiles manufactured in 2018 or thereafter. For now, you can buy them at any major retailer or online.

Collision avoidance sensors. Radar and lasers have migrated from aerospace to auto-space. These two miracles of science act like human intuition on steroids to warn drivers that something-istoo-close-in-front! and immediate attention

is necessary. Lane change sensors are also available; these give warnings that something on either side is too close, to help overcome any blind spots that might exist.

HUMAN ERROR ATTENTION GPS Calling. The global positioning system (GPS) has been in existence since the Cold War, and by 1993 satellite technology put civilian use of this guidance system in the realm of possibility. Being lost loses all its adventure if you have the WAZE app on your smartphone while in your car. Consider it a passenger!

This GPS app makes you program your destination while stationary, then calls out your turns, tells you when a road hazard is present, lets you know how many nearby fellow drivers are also using the WAZE app and gently auto-corrects when you don’t follow instructions. It doesn’t berate you if you ignore it and get lost anyway; it forgives, forgets and lets you reprogram— as long as your car is not moving.

Telephone Redirects. Key2Safe Driving.com tells the story of a device that installs into your headset, sends incoming calls to voicemail and replies to text messages by saying that your hands are on the wheel and your eyes are on the road.

It costs about $100. If you have EVER texted while driving, did you also ask yourself how much your own life is worth?

There is no substitute for “human” technology. In your brain is the best app ever designed: The Pay Attention! app.

Make sure you update it each time you turn over your car’s engine.

TEKKNOWVATIONS

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BY CRAIG WARREN TAYLOR JONES

gaming

Alienware Alpha

Do you ever wish you could play your favorite PC game on your big screen? Now you can. Well, sort of. The Alpha is a PC-console hybrid. It can play more than 500 controller-supported games using Steam’s Big Picture mode. The console will also be able to play most of the games found in Steam’s library, which comprises more than 3,000 games. Players can also use a mouse and keyboard with this device. Its main selling point will be its ability to bring PC gaming into family rooms. The Alpha will be priced at $550 and is expected to be released around the holidays.

wear

Sony SmartWatch 3

—alienware.com

Is the wearable tech market growing? Sony, Samsung and Motorola think so, and rumor has it that Apple will soon be launching some sort of iWatch. The Sony SmartWatch 3 will launch by the end of 2014. The watch is rumored to run its own operating system—a departure from Android found in its predecessor, the SmartWatch 2. The new watch will also be independent of a phone for running its apps, and will need Wi-Fi to access the Web. Wireless charging will be supported, and the device is waterproof, as well.

—sony.com

auto

TOYOTA FUEL CELL VEHICLE

Electric vehicles may be dominating the news right now, but Toyota is betting on another type of alternative fuel for its next eco-friendly vehicle. The four-door sedan Fuel Cell Vehicle (FCV) will be available in 2015 for about $69,000. However, it won’t be available everywhere. It will be limited to regions in Japan where hydrogen-refueling infrastructure is being built. Toyota says the use of hydrogen tanks allows energy to be compressed so that it has a higher energy density than batteries.

—toyota.co.jp

storage

Seagate Backup Plus Fast

The Seagate Backup Plus Fast is indeed fast. At 4 terabytes, the drive is ideal for data backups. The only drawback of this drive is the fact that it comes with a RAID 0 configuration (2x2 terabyte drives), which has a higher risk of data loss because the two drives are combined into a single volume.

However, as an external USB 3.0 drive, the Backup Plus Fast backs up your data flawlessly with user-friendly software. At $270 for 4 terabytes, it’s also a great deal!

—seagate.com

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HEALTH

The Three Words That Change Your Life Forever: You Have Cancer

BY Nicole McTheny

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esa, Arizona, mom of three and devoted wife Wendi Tufts was told she had breast cancer in February of 2014. “My family is the number one reason I want to be here and win the fight against cancer,” she said.

“Hearing those three words, ‘you have cancer,’ changes your life. You aren’t quite sure what to do next, where to turn, who to call or how to tell your children. So you cry, and you cry more.

And then you take a deep breath and gear up for the fight of your life.”

That fight ultimately brought Wendi and her family to Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) at Western Regional Medical Center (Western) in Goodyear, Arizona.

“I was aware of the reputation CTCA has for world-class physicians and cutting-edge treatment options, but I didn’t fully understand its commitment to individualized medicine—that promise to treat me like a person with a husband and children, not just another patient or another number,” Tufts said.

CTCA integrates leading technologies in the areas of diagnostic imaging, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgery and genomic tumor testing to aggressively treat cancer, while at the same time supporting patients with nutritional therapy, naturopathic medicine, rehabilitation services, mind-body medicine, spiritual support and more. Receiving these integrative oncology services helps patients stay strong, boost their immune system, combat treatment side-effects and maintain quality of life.

“I get to focus on healing while the physicians focus on treating the disease with the latest treatment options and cutting-edge tools,” Tufts added.

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One of these tools is the MarginProbe.

CTCA at Western became the first hospital in Arizona to utilize it, according to Dr. Robert Wascher, surgical oncologist and CTCA Western’s chief of surgery, who brought this new technology into the operating room. Wendi was the first Arizona patient to benefit from this new tool.

The MarginProbe has the potential to significantly improve surgery for breast cancer,” Dr. Wascher noted.

Research has shown that cancer cells have a distinctive electromagnetic signature, which is different from that of healthy cells. The MarginProbe can often identify microscopic amounts of cancer on the edges of the breast tissue removed during breast cancer surgery, allowing the surgeon to remove additional tissue at that time, and potentially sparing the patient a second surgery.

Dr. Wascher added, “Previously, the only option available for testing the edges of breast tissue removed by lumpectomy was to send that tissue to a pathology lab, which can require several days before the final results become available. The MarginProbe offers surgeons and their patients a real-time solution for assessing the ‘margin status’ of lumpectomy specimens within the operating room, potentially eliminating the need for additional surgery for many patients, including Wendi.”

“Hearing ‘we got it all the first time’ significantly helped with my stress and anxiety,” Tufts said. “It’s incredibly comforting knowing that CTCA— and Dr. Wascher—pioneered these advancements in technology.”

Additionally, Western has developed a

cutting-edge immunotherapy program, led by Dr. Walter Quan, Jr., chief of medical oncology, and a clinical trials program led by Dr. Glen Weiss, director of clinical research. Dr. Quan’s worldrenowned outpatient interleukin-2 program elevates Western’s level of clinical excellence because Western is one of the only hospitals in the nation to offer this innovative treatment to patients fighting melanoma and kidney cancer. Dr. Weiss leads the hospital’s clinical research program, which has resulted in FDA approval of two new drugs for treatment of specific cancers.

He is also leading the launch of 12 additional industry-sponsored Phase I and Phase II clinical trials, adding to the more than 40 trials already open at Western. These trials will provide new treatment options for multiple cancer types, including pancreatic, lung, prostate, colorectal, bladder, breast, kidney, leukemia, melanoma and ovarian cancers.

“CTCA must be a leader in developing innovative and personalized cancer treatment options and the use of genomic medicine to guide treatment,” said Matt McGuire, president and CEO of CTCA Western. “I expect that because of these innovations, in 10 years, the cancer diagnosis won’t be nearly as fearful as it is today. Cancer patients will have more hope than ever before.”

That commitment has already changed Wendi’s life. “My husband takes care of me at home. CTCA takes care of me when I’m in treatment. And because of that, I truly feel like there’s hope for me to be cancer-free.”

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SPEAKING OUT!

Do the Right Thing

BY LESLIE JAMES

As we approach this year’s midterm elections, I am reminded of the statement made by legendary author Tom Clancy: “Why does Washington so rarely do smart things? Because we elect idiots.”

It also seems that we never learn from the past, and after each election we sit back and complain for another two or four years when (should we be surprised?) these politicians continue to engage in corruption and misuse their public office.

Maybe Tom Clancy should have said, “Because idiots continue to elect idiots!”

Today, Congress’ approval rating is about 15 percent, and at many state levels leadership approval ratings are no better.

What’s amazing is the sheer apathy that most Americans display when it comes to electing individuals who do nothing. As history will demonstrate, it seems to be the American people’s desire to re-elect these ineffective officials—even those who have destroyed voters’ trust with their unethical activities—to extended terms.

We don’t condone such activities in the private sector, so why do we put up with this kind of behavior in the political arena? Any corporate president or CEO who committed fraud, accepted bribes, kickbacks, free trips or other gifts or otherwise abused the power of his or her

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position for personal gain would be swiftly terminated. So, the $64,000 question is: Why are such actions in the political arena not dealt with in the same manner as they are in the private sector?

It’s a common practice for politicians to initiate legislation that insulates them from prosecution on many fronts. But the culture of politics is also part of the problem—the good old boys’ network promotes the understanding that holding a colleague accountable for unscrupulous behavior may very well place one’s own position at risk. Why, you might ask?

Because sooner or later the spotlight might pivot, and then the one pointing the finger is scrutinized. Politicians play the game by their own rules, and they continue to win at our expense.

With all the backstabbing, mud slinging and other smear tactics (not to mention the outright character assassinations) that goes on among those running for public office, it’s difficult to tell a good guy (if there is one) from a bad one. As voters, it’s our responsibility to elect leaders who will tackle the tough issues we face as a country and do what is necessary to achieve positive results, not only for our own good, but also to improve our country’s standing in the eyes of other nations.

The midterm elections are rapidly approaching, and each of you has the ability to effect change. Evaluate the character of those who are running for office. Sift through all of the promises, most of which are unlikely to be honored.

Vote for the candidates whom you feel (now don’t laugh) will “serve the people” and not just themselves. Choose the candidates who care about the economy, and toss voting for the party line— because that’s clearly not working.

In closing, I caution you not to fall for the immigration promises. Once again, that’s merely a hot button candidates use to get voters all riled up. Politicians have been promising immigration reform for more than 50 years, so how many of them really care? If they did, don’t you think immigration reform would have been completed long before now?

Pick a candidate who displays the fortitude to address the key issues— putting people back to work, improving education and the nation’s infrastructure, bringing manufacturing jobs back home to the United States. Elect a candidate whose first priority is the economy of our state and our country. The rest will then fall into place with time. Apathy be gone!

Enough is enough!

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BUSINESS & ECONOMY ENTREPRENEURSHIP, INNOVATION, MARKET TRENDS

ceo series: Thelton McMillian, Comrade (42 - 43) UNDER THE RADAR: COMPANIES WORTH TRACKING (44) HARVEY MACKAY COLUMN: Unselfishness Has a Special Place in BUSINESS (46) TESLA UPDATE (47) Travel and Tourism Opportunities in Arizona for Canadians (48 - 50)

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Oakland,

to Florida State University and got my

we love to attract and grow with very

strategy

bachelor’s in communication in 1992.

multitalented people. We look for people

and design agency with deep

From there I worked at various interactive

with a variety of interests who can bring

expertise in financial services,

and digital marketing agencies and rose

a broad perspective as well as a variety

health care, technology and transactional

all the way up to president and chief

of inspiration to the work that we do. Our

design. The company creates digital

operating officer at Critical Mass, one of

office culture involves food. We do a lot

products and services, including Web

the Omnicom-owned digital marketing

of things around food—someone cooks

and

leading

agencies. In 2006, I left to pursue a

lunch for the team on a given Tuesday—

companies improve their user experience.

career-long dream, which was to start my

and we share interests. We find that

With their industry focus and practical

own agency. At the point that I’d gotten

different perspectives keep creativity fresh

approach, they partner with clients to

to the level of president of an agency that

and keep us focused on achieving our goals.

understand their customers and get

was owned by a publicly owned company,

It creates a much more interested, more

new innovations to market quickly.

I realized that a big part of what I wanted

well-rounded perspective and team.

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California-based

mobile

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to

help

CEO SERIES:

One-on-One with Thelton McMillian of Comrade

BY ED MARTINEZ

They take pride in having clients such

to do every day was to work very closely in

MyLIFE: What technologies do you

as BlackRock, JPMorgan Chase, TIAA-

a very hands-on way with clients, build-

use? Do you create your own to cater

CREF, Wells Fargo and University

ing a team, shepherding the culture—

to each individual business?

of California, San Francisco as their

and remaining private, independent.

McMillian: We work with clients in the

“comrades.”

That is really why I started Comrade.

U.S. and around the world—Europe, Asia, etc. Collaboration and being able to work

MyLIFE: What is your background, and

MyLIFE: Your company is diverse.

remotely with clients is very important to

why did you start Comrade?

You employ artists, athletes, gourmets,

us. We have invested in a few cloud-based

McMillian: I’ve been in the communications

gadget geeks. How has that diversity

technologies built around collaboration.

and

helped you become successful?

We work with Basecamp, which handles

McMillian: That’s a great question! First,

project management, file sharing, etc. It

design

business—marketing,

advertising—for over 20 years. I went

Profile Name: Thelton McMillian Year and place of birth: 1970; Pensacola, Florida College attended: Florida State University, B.S. in Communications When did you start your company?: 2006 Most valued saying: Be a Comrade.

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allows people to log in, review documents

companies, tech companies and retailers,

six years. This has created a definite

and give feedback regularly. We also

so we have a strong focus in transactional-

challenge for us in our industry.

invested in an upgraded cloud-based

based

PRT system, to provide better project

banking, online banking applications.

systems,

e-commerce,

mobile MyLIFE: In terms of your vision, where would you like to be 10 years from

budgeting, and controls for running projects for our clients, being able to

MyLIFE: What are some current challenges

now?

report to them where we are at any given

facing your industry?

McMillian: I look at vision in terms of

time. We invested in a technology called

McMillian: It changes, as you can imagine.

timeline and direction and purpose,

Workamajig. We have a lot of clients who

One of the key challenges is the pace

behavior that drives our decisions. I

are developing software, either Web or

of change. And that is driven by new

would love to continue what we started

mobile applications—and prototyping

technologies, new changes in consumer

in 2006, working with leaders to help

to communicate what we’re going to build

behavior, new regulatory changes that

them improve customer experience and

or how it will work, what the design will

are happening often in financial service

improve their strategy and design so that

look like, what the interaction will be. We

clients. Making sure we adapt and

from a human perspective doing daily

have used commercial prototyping soft-

evolve as well as understand all the new

business—banking, consuming—is made

ware—Highrise, Proteo and others—but

technologies and interactions. One of the

easier. Also, I want to get more and more

we also developed our own internal tools.

other challenges we are facing that is a

into health care and the way they use

A big challenge is getting websites to

blessing and a curse is the democratization

mobile, Web and downloaded apps to

work across different devices—whether

of design. More and more CEOs and

improve and provide remote health care.

that be a smartphone, a tablet or a

organization leaders are realizing that

I would like to expand internationally

desktop computer—and across a lot of

design—in terms of not just visual, but

and increase the scope of our impact. We

different file formats. So, we developed a

for websites, mobile and web apps, how

believe that improving design has a

lot of tools with what’s called responsive

it looks and works—is more important

positive effect on people’s lives, such as

design. When it comes to branding, we

than ever. We are doing everything we

making sure their banking experience

use a variety of tools for stakeholders

can to help our client leaders learn the

is safe and secure, making sure they

to get a sense of where they want to see

basics of design and how to think about

prepare for retirement, get the best health

the direction of their brand going. We

design in the context of the work they are

care. That is what drives our work.

use a technique called polarities … for

doing because this will help their client

example, do you want the brand to be

experience and interactions. It has

MyLIFE: You have an impressive list of

bolder or more conservative? We use

elevated the role that design plays in

clients. Why should companies consider a

surveys to gather input. A lot of our

corporate America but it also breaks

business relationship with Comrade?

clients want us to go as fast as

down our own expertise. It’s like being a

McMillian: The first is our approach to

possible.

plumber, teaching someone how to be a

doing business. We have a philosophy:

plumber and then putting yourself out of

“Be a Comrade.” To a client, this means

MyLIFE: Imagine you are at a conference

business. That is why it’s a blessing and a

that we deliver high-quality work, top-

with CEOs of Fortune 500 companies.

curse. The other macro challenge we are

notch service, quick response time,

How would you describe Comrade to them?

seeing is a shift toward smaller project

that we’re flexible and adaptive and

McMillian: We are a strategy and design

sizes in terms of revenue, budget and

understand their personal needs as well

agency focusing on helping clients, both

time frame. This is a macroeconomic or

as what their customers need. We deliver

start-ups and well-established companies.

corporate investment change. Companies

value. We have proven over and over that

We improve user experience of Web/

have invested on their own in digital

we are able to solve complex problems

mobile products and services, as well as

media. We are seeing a digital plateau,

very quickly—whether it’s a branding

improve their customer experience across

and there are not the big capital projects

problem, a service problem or a customer

interaction points. We work with financial

as there has been in the prior five or

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Under the Radar: Companies Worth Tracking q

Overview Goldsol, Inc. is using nanotechnology to make it cost effective to print electronics the same way we print ink on paper. Goldsol has developed specific conductive inks from silver nanoparticle formulations that are being used in printed electronics and will eventually be used to print items such as solar panels and wearable devices. The ink created by Goldsol requires lower temperatures in the printing process than existing solutions do, which cuts the energy usage of the process in half.

Using this ink in the process also helps reduce waste of the materials, which adds up to significant cost savings when working with precious materials such as silver.

Printed electronics is projected to be a 40.2 billion industry by 2020 according to ASDReports; surprisingly, this sizeable market is only one small piece of Goldsol’s big picture. Goldsol’s proprietary gold and silver nanoparticle solutions have a vast array of applications ranging from DNA sequence detection to dentistry. The medical field will be significantly impacted by Goldsol’s efforts at bridging the wide disconnect between biology and materials science. There have been numerous research studies that point to using gold nanoparticles in methods of advanced diagnostics and drug delivery in the human body. Gold is being evaluated for these medical applications because it is compatible with the human body and has unique optical properties that enable it to react to light differently than other materials do. Gold nanoparticles can be attached to drugs, inserted into the body and then prompted to release the drugs in specific parts of the body using light therapy.

These new methods could be used to diagnose issues more quickly and enable more targeted drug delivery, but biologists currently lack the processes to produce gold nanoparticles for this specific use. To address this gap, Goldsol’s team of scientists is 44

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partnering with researchers at universities to develop gold nanoparticle solutions that are processed specifically for medical use and can be manufactured at scale.

Why It’s Worth Watching Nanotechnology is nearing the tipping point to becoming mainstream, and Goldsol has positioned itself to ride this wave. CEO Steven Crimi is in talks with many Fortune 500 companies that realize it’s no longer a development industry and is technology that needs to be integrated into current manufacturing practices immediately. Goldsol’s breakthrough patented nanoparticle solutions and continued development of new formulas poise the company to play a large role in catalyzing this evolution that will bring products to market faster and more cost effectively.

Fun Fact From the CEO: Nanoparticle gold is actually the color red.

SalesTalk is a SaaS-based sales tool for small to medium-sized enterprises. Positioned in the fast-growth sales acceleration software space, SalesTalk focuses on making the entire sales process faster by making the rep smarter.

With a single click, sales reps have immediate access to the knowledge, talking points and contextual customer information necessary to perform at their highest levels. All of this is made possible by combining functionality found in an array of tools, such as customer relationship management (CRM), sales and marketing automation, into one software solution. In doing so, SalesTalk enables companies to capitalize on each interaction with a potential customer—allowing teams to automate mundane tasks, nurture customer relationships and focus on high-value conversations to close deals faster.

Back Story SalesTalk was started by one of the pioneers of the CRM software industry, Richard Brock.

Richard founded Brock Control Systems, the first enterprise solution of its kind, and quickly

became recognized as a leading figure in CRM. The company grew organically through the early ‘90s and in 1993 became the first CRM software company to file for an IPO. Building on 20+ years of CRM, sales and marketing automation experience, Brock realized the powerful impact of bringing the three disciplines together in this emerging field. SalesTalk was launched in early 2014 with the vision of growing the company to become the pre-eminent sales acceleration solution for small to medium-sized businesses.

Why It’s Worth Watching This software space is exploding, according to a report from InsideSales.com, which estimates that the sales acceleration market will grow to nearly a $30 billion industry by 2018. SalesTalk is one of the first to bring together all of the tools necessary to make the sales process simple, seamless and swift while enabling sales teams to be knowledgeable and responsive and close more deals faster.

SalesTalk has seen recent traction in the sales training/coaching market with its recent launch of a white-label option for the software, designed to introduce a new revenue stream for sales coaches while increasing the effectiveness of their training through embedded technology. With a product suite that is already brimming with features and new clients eager to get on board, SalesTalk appears to be the next sales acceleration software worth watching.

Fun Fact: The sales acceleration market is worth an estimated $12.8 billion today— roughly three times the size of the entire CRM market in North America.

Author: Amanda Oppenheim, Senior Analyst at Venture Logic Group

Venture Logic Group is an Arizona-based firm providing strategic executive consulting, marketing and capital investment services. venturelogicgroup.com

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Unselfishness Has a Special Place in BUSINESS

ill Bradley recently spoke to a group of Minnesota Timberwolves season ticketholders. The topic wasn’t his stellar career, basketball strategy or memorable wins. Instead, he talked about unselfishness. After 40 years of traveling America as a Hall-of-Fame basketball player and a U.S. Senator, the Rhodes scholar has a lot of stories to tell about the remarkable unselfish accomplishments of people both famous and unknown. He features them during his weekly American Voices program on Sirius/XM Radio.

Bradley briefly talked about his two NBA championships with the New York Knicks and how unselfish his teams were. They wanted to be champions more than they wanted individual achievements. They realized being a champion is the highest individual achievement.

That’s why I love team sports. Players learn not only the power of teamwork, but also how to be unselfish, regardless of their individual abilities.

Another basketball superstar, Michael Jordan, won six NBA championships with the Chicago Bulls. His personal accomplishments on the court give him bragging rights beyond compare. Yet he wrote in his book “I Can’t Accept Not Trying”: “There are plenty of teams in every sport that have great players and never win titles. Most of the time, those players aren’t willing to sacrifice for the greater good of the team. The funny thing is, in the end, their unwillingness 46

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to sacrifice only makes individual goals more difficult to achieve. One thing I believe to the fullest is that if you think and achieve as a team, the individual accolades will take care of themselves.

Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.”

Business should operate the same way.

Every organization has star performers whose skills and talents are evident. If they are smart, they have developed as their biggest asset the ability to work with others.

So many projects require teamwork in order to come to a successful conclusion. But watch what happens when one member of the team claims the victory. Morale goes in the tank. The next group effort becomes a competition.

Communication is stifled. The results suffer for lack of a variety of ideas.

President Harry Truman summed it up so well: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you don’t care who gets the credit.”

The example needs to come from the top. Management needs to send a clear message that every member of the organization is vital to the success of the group. Good leaders must demonstrate sincere unselfishness when celebrating achievements and share the credit and successes with the group.

We have marvelous examples of unselfishness throughout our American history. Ask any military veteran about how loyalty and unselfishness were drilled into them throughout their training and service. They often had

to depend on each other in dangerous situations. And while you’re at it, thank them for their service to our country.

Perhaps the most incredible example of unselfishness is the little checkmark you might have on your driver’s license —as an organ donor. Blood donors also make my radar screen for sharing a precious gift with someone they will never know, but who will be ever grateful.

Unselfishness is all around us. We just need to follow the lead of those folks, and not be afraid to translate it to all areas of life.

There once were two brothers whose father had died and left them the family farm. One was married and had a large family to support. The other was single. The will designated that the two brothers would share everything equally.

One day the single brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share equally. I’m alone and my needs are simple.” So every night he took a sack of grain from his bin and secretly dumped it into his brother’s bin.

Meanwhile, the married brother said to himself, “It’s not right that we should share the produce and the farm’s profit equally. After all, I am married and I will have my wife and grown children to look after me in the years ahead.

My brother has no one.” So each night he took a sack of grain and dumped it secretly into his single brother’s bin.

For years both men were puzzled as to why their personal supply of grain never dwindled. Then one dark night the two brothers bumped into each other and it suddenly dawned on them what had been happening.

Mackay’s Moral: You’ll never lose credibility if you share the credit.

TESLA UPDATE

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n a recent issue of MyLIFE Magazine we asked whether Arizona would get it right in the state’s efforts to convince Tesla to build a largescale battery manufacturing plant known as the Gigafactory here. Over a four-month period, each state in play—California, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona—engaged in high-level discussions with the company in an attempt to land the coveted plant.

Then, Tesla stated that it might build two factories to ensure timely auto deliveries.

In July, Tesla broke ground in Nevada, near the city of Sparks. However, that project now seems to be on hold— construction was stopped and workers were sent home—so, evidently, Nevada is not locked in for the Tesla plant despite the groundwork. Tesla will still build the plant, in collaboration with its partner on the project, Panasonic, which will build the batteries for Tesla’s Model 3 electric car.

Tesla claims that a decision will be made

on the final site within the coming months.

The city of Tucson is in the race, and both the Arizona Commerce Authority and the city of Phoenix have been in direct talks with Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, offering various tax incentives to sway him in favor of building the Gigafactory here in Arizona.

With Arizona lagging behind other U.S. markets in construction jobs, we need something like this factory to bolster our economy. I can’t think of anything else that would put our state on every five o’clock national newscast and the front page of every newspaper faster than news of Arizona being chosen as the site for Tesla’s Gigafactory. The PR alone could be worth hundreds of millions.

But what is surely guaranteed is this: if the Gigafactory—a $5 billion industrial complex that could result in as many as

6,500 jobs—were built here, regardless of the cost of whatever incentives are being offered, Arizona’s economy would explode in a vertical direction. What could be bigger news for the state than having Musk announce, “I am pleased to select Arizona as the home of our new Gigafactory.”

So, once again, I say to local and state legislators, “Make this happen. Pull out all the stops and land this project!”

—LESLIE JAMES

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Travel and Tourism Opportunities in Arizona for Canadians

By Sherry Henry, Director of the Arizona Office of Tourism

Fostering Economic Growth for Arizona and Canada Through Travel and Tourism Opportunities The travel and tourism industry is a major economic driver not only for the state of Arizona, but also for the entire United States. This industry generates millions of jobs and billions of dollars for federal, state, and local governments.

In 2012, domestic and international visitor spending generated $2.0 trillion in economic output for the United States.

This includes $855.4 billion in direct travel spending that spurred an additional $1.1 trillion in other industries connected to travel and tourism. During that same year, more than 14 million jobs were generated by travel expenditures. This includes 7.7 million jobs directly generated within the travel industry and 6.9 million jobs generated in other connected industries.

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landscaping services, and furnishing and equipment suppliers—all of which help keep our economy moving forward.

Tourism’s Impact on Arizona Arizona’s travel and tourism industry is vital to the state’s economy. Last year, more than 38 million domestic and international overnight visitors experienced Arizona as their travel destination. Direct travel spending generated by these visitors was more than $19 billion, which is approximately $53 million injected into Arizona’s economy each and every single day.

Visitor spending resonates throughout the entire state. You can travel to any city or town in Arizona, whether it’s an urban area or a rural community, and find that tourism is the one business they all have as part of their economic growth and development.

For 2012, travel spending generated 161,300 industry-related jobs throughout the state. Combined with secondary employment generated through direct travel spending, total job generation for Arizona was nearly 300,000. In addition to these jobs, travel spending generated $5.4 billion in earnings for Arizonans employed by industry-related jobs.

Furthermore, the industry is responsible for generating $2.6 billion in local, state, and federal tax revenues, which represents 7.3 percent of total state tax collections.

This revenue equates to a tax break that is more than $1,080 per Arizona household and contributes greatly to public services that affect how we live our lives, such as public safety, health, and education services.

Additionally, Arizona’s tourist destinations often serve as a window to our state’s quality of life and open the door to many business and economic development opportunities that underscore our state’s economic health and vitality. This type of financial activity validates the important role this industry plays in the economic development of communities throughout Arizona and for the state itself.

Impact by Canadian Visitation Given the state’s many attributes, including warm-weather winters and direct flight availability, Arizona has long been an attractive vacation destination for Canadians. From exciting outdoor adventures and relaxing spa treatments to world-class golf courses and authentic local cuisine, you can find Canadians enjoying many aspects of the Arizona

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lifestyle. And, word keeps spreading about what can be enjoyed throughout the state! Visitation from Canadian travelers to the Grand Canyon State has been steadily trending upwards for the last several years. In 2012, Arizona welcomed 728,000 Canadian visitors—the most our state has ever hosted. This cross-border relationship is important to Arizona and one our state continues to build upon.

To break down the visitation further, most Canadians travel from Alberta, with more than 243,000 visitors to Arizona

in 2012, an increase of 3.3 percent from 2011. Following is Ontario, with more than 168,000 in 2012, representing a 3.9 percent decline from the previous year.

Rounding out the top three origin points is British Columbia, with more than 164,000 visitors in 2012. Visitation from these three provinces makes up nearly 80 percent of the total Canadian visitation to Arizona, and the main reason for travel is primarily for vacation purposes (54 percent), with visiting friends and relatives a distant second (16.6 percent).

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Saskatchewan

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It’s difficult to capture all the data regarding how much Canadian visitors spend while traveling throughout Arizona.

To help us gauge visitor spending, we look at trending data. One way we do this is to purchase cardholder-spending data from VisaVue. This represents only a portion of the total spending that occurs by international visitors, and there are different penetration rates per country; however, the information provides enough data to suggest a trend for visitor spending.

Currently, Canadians make up the largest share of visitor spending (52 percent), even though they make up the smallest share of Arizona’s total international visitation.

Marketing to Canadian Travelers The Arizona Office of Tourism is the only statewide tourism entity that markets Arizona as a world-class leisure destination.

We promote the Grand Canyon State through a variety of research-driven advertising campaigns as well as through trade and media efforts, public relations activities, and community outreach programs.

Canada is one of Arizona’s largest international visitor markets and is vital to our marketing efforts, as these travelers tend to plan for longer vacation stays and see more of Arizona while they are here —and, as a result, inject more money into local and state economies. Our agency has had trade and media relations contracts to help us promote Arizona to the Canadian market for more than 15 years. We’ve also hosted hundreds of travel journalists from Canadian publications so they can write travel stories about Arizona from a thirdparty perspective.

Last year, our agency committed advertising dollars to further encourage visitation from Canada. Through our agency’s partnership with Brand USA, mylife

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AROUND TOWN - WHAT’S HOT (52 - 56) CONCERTS - PREMIER VENUES (58 - 59) SPORTING EVENTS - What’s Happening (60 - 62)

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Brazilian Day Arizona Festival

The Phantom of the Opera ballet

TUCSON FALL GEM SHOWS TUCSON The Tucson Fall Gem Shows event includes five gem and lapidary shows at various locations around town, including open-to-the-public shows.

Sept. 4–7 —visittucson.org/gemshow SABINO CANYON EVENING RIDES TUCSON Experience Sabino Canyon—a riparian wonderland in Coronado National Forest—by moonlight, aboard a tram. Night is a special time when desert creatures emerge from daytime siestas to prowl around the cool desert floor, and the moon gently illuminates the silhouettes of stately saguaro cacti.

Sept. 5–7; Oct. 4–6 — sabinocanyon.com The Angry Housewives PHOENIX Angry Housewives is a laugh-out-loud musical comedy about four angry gals who are fed up with their boyfriends and husbands, and are completely bored with everyday life. Looking for something new, they decide to form a rock band and enter an upcoming talent show at their neighborhood club. A show about newfound self-respect and girl power, Angry Housewives is a funny, witty and altogether irresistible show great for both the ladies and the men who love them! Arizona Broadway Theatre.

Sept. 5–28 —azbroadway.org Kaleidoscope Kamp Out FLAGSTAFF Featuring an eclectic lineup of unique musicians and artists, this event lets you experience the forest filled with music—from house and dubstep, hip hop and rap to classical and jazz, indie rock and funk.

Kaleidoscope Kamp Out delivers an innovative, musical experience.

Pepsi Amphitheater.

Sept. 6 —thekaleidoscopekampout.com Brazilian Day Arizona SCOTTSDALE Come celebrate the largest, most authentic Brazilian Independence Day event in the Valley! Discover Brazilian culture from past to present, featuring live authentic Brazilian bands, DJs, capoeira, dance, performances, food, drinks and more. 910 Live music venue at the Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

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Oktoberfest AT Tempe Town Lake

Crossroads of the West Gun Show PHOENIX/TUCSON/GLENDALE In the last year, Crossroads of the West Gun Shows have attracted more than half a million people—more than any other gun show in America.

Sept. 6–7 in Phoenix; Sept. 13–14 in Tucson; Oct. 18–19 in Glendale.

—crossroadsgunshows.com Fiesta del Tlaquepaque SEDONA Fun, food, music and merriment set in the beautiful courtyards of Tlaquepaque Arts and Crafts Village.

Sept. 13 —tlaq.com A Grand Canyon Celebration of Art GRAND CANYON This event features 25 artists from around the country who have created a studio piece for the exhibition. Visitors will have the opportunity to watch the artists paint as they seek to represent the shifting light and shadow, amazing landforms and vibrant colors of this vast landscape.

Artists will be at the North and South Rims, at Phantom Ranch and Indian Garden. Proceeds from this event will support the goal of funding an art venue at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon. This permanent home will ensure that future generations of park visitors will be able to view the stunning art collection in the Grand Canyon National Park Museum and Grand Canyon Association Collections.

Sept. 13–19 —grandcanyon.org BISBEE BLUES FESTIVAL BISBEE The Bisbee Blues Festival is returning to Old Bisbee for the 10th year.

It will be held at City Park (up Brewery Gulch) with bands, food and beverages. Along with the great lineup at the festival there will be great music played at venues all over town! A new event, the Blues Village, will include activities for families and feature workshops and classes on singing, songwriting, instrument making and recording.

Sept. 13–14 —thebisbeebluesfestival.com Day Into Night Glow! TUCSON Bring the kids, family and friends. Glow is an exhilarating nighttime art experience coinciding with the September full moon. This festival of illumination and imagination is set on a magical, five-acre setting lit with thousands of twinkling lights in the beautiful desert landscape of Oracle,

at the historic Triangle L Ranch. There will be workshops and interactive projects for the kids, plus a children’s costume contest. Artists, dancers, performers and audience come together in a celebration of light, creativity and community. Food and nonalcoholic beverages will be available for purchase. Walking shoes and flashlights are recommended.

Sept. 13 —trianglelranch.com Downtown Chandler Art Walk CHANDLER The Art Walk provides a fun family atmosphere in which you can browse the many different types of art available from talented artists. It’s a great opportunity to visit all of the unique establishments in downtown Chandler.

Sept. 19 —downtownchandlerartwalk.com ARIZONA UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL TUCSON The Screening Room will show a number of Arizona, U.S. and world premieres during the seventh year of this popular film festival.

Sept. 20 —azundergroundfilmfest.com Celtic Harvest Festival SEDONA SEDONA The Celtic Harvest Festival Sedona emphasizes rich Celtic heritage at Poco Diablo Resort.

Sept. 20 —celticharvestfestival.com EL TOUR ADVENTURE RUN/WALK TUCSON Diamond Ventures’ 18th annual El Tour 10K and 5K Adventure Run/Walk along the Rillito River Trail benefits Ben’s Bells Project and My Team Triumph. The adventure starts and ends at St. Gregory School. This event is for people of all ages and abilities to enjoy fitness and fun.

Sept. 20 —perimeterbicycling.com Sedona Airport Family Fun Day SEDONA Enjoy a great day of fun with the whole family. There will be airplanes on display along with classic cars from around the state, as well as Camp Soaring Eagle’s Kid Zone with crafts, entertainment and fun for kids.

Sept. 20 —sedonaairport.org/events Oktoberfest on mount lemmon TUCSON Outdoor festival with live music and dancing, kids’ games, craft booths and German foods. Mt. Lemmon Ski Valley.

Sept. 20–21 —skithelemmon.com/index.html Life Time Tri Tempe TEMPE Compete in the sprint, international, paratriathlete or relay waves (both sprint and international relay options available). Life Time Tri Tempe also offers a first-timer wave for those new to the sport of triathlon. The first-timer wave is open to anyone (even experienced athletes) looking for a low-stress, less competitive experience. Tempe Beach Park.

Sept. 21 —redrockco.com Cochise County Fair TUCSON A carnival and college rodeo, pro bull riding, musical performances, agricultural competitions, 4H/FFA displays, art and quilts, and food vendors at Cochise County Fairgrounds in Douglas.

Sept. 25–28 —cochisecountyfair.org Tucson Greek Festival TUCSON St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church celebrates Greek food, drink and

music and offers dance lessons, children’s activities, tours of the church and vendor displays.

Sept. 25–28 —tucsongreekfest.com Maricopa County Home and Garden Show PHOENIX Featuring hundreds of exhibitors at the Arizona State Fairgrounds.

Sept. 26–28 —maricopacountyhomeshows.com NIGHTFALL AT OLD TUCSON TUCSON Old Tucson becomes haunted township Nightfall, with hideous beasts and monsters, ghoulish stunts and frightening shows.

Sept. 26–Oct. 31 —nightfallaz.com Fall Open House, The Arboretum at Flagstaff FLAGSTAFF As part of the Flagstaff Festival of Science, the arboretum will offer a free celebration of science and nature in the gardens especially for families.

Sept. 27 —thearb.org EVERYONE RUNS, EVERYONE WALKS “SPLIT ENDZ” RACE AT CATALINA STATE PARK TUCSON Everyone Runs, Everyone Walks’ “Split Endz” event at Catalina State Park features 5- and 10-mile trail races and a new, 4-mile road race on the park’s main roads. The event is called the “Split Endz” because the 4- and 10-mile races both start at exactly 6:30 a.m., but they’ll start in opposite directions! Course support will be available until 9 a.m. Also features awards for overall and 5-year age groups, free Mexican-style breakfast, free race photos, finisher tech shirts and lots more fun!

Sept. 28 —everyoneruns.net Sedona Winefest SEDONA Taste wines from 12 Arizona wineries and enjoy gourmet food, live music and an art exhibition.

Sept. 27–28 —sedonawinefest.com Historic Corvette Prescott Car Show PRESCOTT The largest and most prestigious in Arizona, featuring 250 classic and contemporary Corvettes on the streets surrounding the historic Courthouse Plaza and along the famous “Whiskey Row.” Hosted by the Prescott Vette Sette, with all proceeds to benefit the Prescott Firefighters Charities. Vendors, raffles and music.

Sept. 27 —prescottvettesette.org George Howard Band TUCSON This Tucson Jazz Society special fundraiser event hosts the George Howard Band, performing a wide range of Blues and R&B styles of old classics and original music. Held at St. Philip’s Plaza.

Sept. 27 —tucsonjazz.org The Great Tucson Beer Festival TUCSON An evening of beer sampling and live music at Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium. No one under age 21 admitted. All proceeds benefit Sun Sounds of Arizona.

Sept. 27 —azbeer.com/tucson.htm Esprit De She 5k and 10k MESA Dive into decadence at the Athleta Esprit de She Tempe Run, beginning and ending at Riverview Park, located right next to the Cubs Park spring mylife

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training facility. Runners, joggers and walkers are invited to an evening run followed by a night on the town like no other. Happy hour begins with a fun 5K or 10K run and ends with a post-race night market of festive proportions! Salute your success with a drink at our bubbly bar and enjoy tasty tapas and energetic tunes while browsing our bustling, community night market, showcasing fresh produce, local artisans, creative projects and more!

Oct. 2 —redrockco.com Oro Valley Classics & Oldies Classic Car Show TUCSON The Oro Valley Classic Car and Truck Show will showcase nearly 200 cars and trucks, live music, activities and all-American food at Oro Valley Marketplace, on the southwest corner of Oracle and Tangerine roads.

Mixing classic cars with classic food and music sets the show’s lively theme.

Oct. 4 —orovalleyaz.gov Tucson Film and Music Festival TUCSON The festival celebrates independent film and music, including shorts, features, music videos and amazing bands from the Southwest and beyond. Held at various cinemas and concert venues around Tucson.

Oct. 9–12 —tucsonfilmandmusicfestival.com Scottsdale INTERNATIONAL Film Festival SCOTTSDALE The festival has showcased more than 400 films from 60-plus countries during the last 13 years, with films hailing from Argentina all the way to Vietnam. In that time, more than 80,000 people have attended the festival, which provides a venue for underserved and underrepresented international films and filmmakers.

Oct. 9–13 —scottsdalefilmfestival.com TUCSON MEET YOURSELF TUCSON Southern Arizona’s diverse folk and ethnic communities are celebrated with performances and demonstrations, food vendors and more at this family-friendly festival in downtown Tucson. People of all ages come for the food and stay for the culture.

Oct. 10–12 —tucsonmeetyourself.org CHANDLER INDIAN ART MARKET CHANDLER Offering the best Native American entertainment, demonstrations, and food and jewelry vendors. A.J. Chandler Park.

Oct. 10–12 —chandleraz.gov/indianaz Esprit De She Run SCOTTSDALE Dive into decadence at the Esprit de She Run in Scottsdale, starting and finishing inside the glamorous DC Ranch Marketplace. Runners, joggers and walkers are invited to an evening run followed by a night on the town like no other. Happy hour begins with a timed 5K or 10K run and ends with a post-race night market of festive proportions.

Oct. 10 —redrockco.com Oktoberfest TEMPE Oktoberfest is a FREE, three-day outdoor festival. Traditional Bavarian beer garden, wine gardens, bratwurst and strudel, kids’ activities, arts and crafts and live music. Tempe Town Lake.

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Arizona State Fair PHOENIX Featuring 18 days jam-packed with tons of kickin’ concerts, adrenalinepumping rides, deliciously sinful foods, exhibits, livestock shows and more!

Oct. 10–Nov. 2 —azstatefair.com Fort Verde Days CAMP VERDE Come enjoy a good time as the Fort Verde State Historic Park celebrates Fort Verde Days with a flag-raising and -lowering ceremony, living history presentations with the Buffalo Soldiers and Indian Wars period re-enactors, special presentations, a fashion show, cavalry drills and a vintage baseball game. And, don’t forget the morning parade!

Oct. 10–12 —fortverdedays.com Sedona Arts Festival SEDONA Rated one of the nation’s top art festivals, this cultural celebration features fine arts and crafts and cuisine from Sedona restaurants at Sedona Red Rock High School.

Oct. 11–12 —sedonaartsfestival.org Cochise County Cycling Classic DOUGLAS Perimeter Bicycling Association of America presents this annual competitive bicycling event, with 234-mile, 157-mile, 92-mile and 45-mile events and a 4-mile Fun Ride in Douglas.

Oct. 11 —perimeterbicycling.com Rendez-Zoo 2014 PHOENIX As twilight falls over the Phoenix Zoo, embark on an evening to remember as you are welcomed into Rendez-Zoo by the sounds of the Phoenix Boys Choir. Revel in a culinary journey, tasting delicious creations from some of the Valley’s finest restaurants and beverage purveyors. Bid on unique items at the silent auction and enjoy a preview of ZooLights. An elegant seated dinner served lakeside by Chef Eddie Matney follows with dancing to the music of the Raun Alosi Band.

Oct. 11 —phoenixzoo.org Loft Film Fest TUCSON The Loft Cinema will present its fourth annual international film festival honoring Tucson’s richly diverse cultural community. The Loft Film Fest will present foreign films, documentaries and U.S. indies in a cinematic celebration of storytelling from around the world.

Oct. 1619 —loftcinema.com ZOOcson TUCSON More than 800 attendees will take part in this fundraising event, which directly benefits Reid Park Zoo, its exhibits, education programs, conservation efforts and capital projects. Dozens of Tucson’s favorite restaurants provide small-plate tastings at stations throughout the zoo.

Attendees participate in silent and live auctions, which include items ranging from power tools to vacation getaways to unique zoo experiences.

Live music from Jovert, entertainment by Flam Chen and animal encounters round out what is sure to be an evening you’ll never forget.

Oct. 17 —reidparkzoo.org 85th Annual Helldorado Days TUCSON Tombstone’s oldest festival began as a celebration of Tombstone’s 50th anniversary in 1929! Enjoy street entertainment near the actual O.K. Corral, a beard contest, live music and a parade.

Oct. 17 —tombstonechamber.com

BISBEE 1000 GREAT STAIR CLIMB BISBEE Participants can walk, run or rest their way through roughly a three-mile route that includes more than 1,000 steps and numerous back roads at a mile-high altitude in Old Town Bisbee. In the afternoon, meet the Best of the West Micro Brewers at the Bisbee 1000 Invitational Craft Beer Festival, with beer samples and live music. The festival is in the parking lot adjacent to Bisbee Coffee Company.

Oct. 18 —bisbee1000.org Arizona’s Ultimate Women’s Expo PHOENIX Indulge yourself with what Arizona has to offer in shopping, fashion and food. Endless shopping, samples and more at the Ultimate Women’s Expo.

Oct. 18–19 —azwomensexpo.com Arizona Taco Festival SCOTTSDALE More than 30 professional and amateur taco teams will compete in categories including chicken, beef, pork and fish tacos, a sidecart throwdown in salsa, guacamole, anything goes taco and best booth design. There will also be a hot chili pepper-eating contest. Salt River Fields.

Oct. 18–19 —aztacofestival.com World Margarita Championship tucson Tucson Originals hosts its 10th annual margarita championship on the patio at Tucson Museum of Art with help from Southern Arizona Arts and Cultural Alliance. Taste more than 15 original margarita recipes, as well as food from an array of Tucson Originals restaurants. A distinguished panel of judges determines the winner of the “World Margarita Championship.” Guests also have the chance to cast their vote for their favorite margarita for the “People’s Choice Award.”

Oct. 18 —tucsonoriginals.com

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Ballet Tucson: The Phantom of the Opera tucson Ballet Tucson’s Opening Fall Concert features three themes: Phantom of the Opera –the Ballet, the premiere of an original ballet based on the classic 1925 silent film; Joplin, Ballet Tucson’s crowd-pleasing and exuberant nod to the 1920’s style dance; and Boler-O, an energetic rendition of Ravel’s popular music with visually compelling images and fresh choreography, at Stevie Eller Dance Theatre.

Oct. 17–19 —ballettucson.org

AZ Opera: Cruzar la Cara de la Luna tucson Arizona Opera opens its season with the world’s first mariachi opera, blending the passion and artistry of mariachi with the emotionally touching story of a Mexican immigrant family, at Tucson Music Hall.

Oct. 18–19 —azopera.org Arab American Festival GLENDALE Multigenerational and multicultural families gather to enjoy free music, arts and crafts, entertainment, children’s activities and services from local businesses, foods and vendors. Indian Steele Park.

Oct. 18–19 —arabamericanfestival.com Soma Triathlon TEMPE Come out and race in the same location as Ironman AZ. Swim in the same lake, ride bits and pieces of the same bike course and finish in the same location. This event is a great tune-up for Ironman or just a great way to get out and compete in a phenomenal setting. Tempe Beach Park.

Oct. 20 —redrockco.com “PREMIUM BLEND” – UA DANCE TUCSON The UA School of Dance presents eight nonconsecutive performances with classic and new choreography performing Ben Stevenson’s “Four Last Songs,” featuring a new ballet by James Clouser at UA Stevie Eller Dance Theatre.

Oct. 23–Nov. 2 —uapresents.org NIGHT OF FRIGHT TuCSON Pima Air and Space Museum hosts a safe, family-friendly Halloween event as Flight Central Hangar takes on a look of its own with spider webs and ghosts taking to the hangar’s skies. Bring your aviator goblins out to participate in old-fashioned carnival games, a costume contest and much more during this fun-filled Halloween event. The Flight Grill restaurant will transform into Fright Grill for the evening, offering Halloween specials for goblins and ghouls of all ages.

Oct. 24 —pimaair.org Wild Western Festival GLENDALE Best in the West entertainment, live music, classic Hollywood Western TV and movie stars, cowboy singers, musicians, gunfights and stunt shows. Sahuaro Ranch Historic Park.

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REX ALLEN DAYS WILLCOX The Town of Willcox celebrates the music and life of hometown hero, actor/singing cowboy Rex Allen, with a rodeo, parade, dances and cowboy poetry readings.

Oct. 15 —rexallendays.org Anthem Autumnfest ANTHEM This annual event, which takes place in the beautiful 63-acre Anthem Community Park, draws thousands of attendees each fall. This family-friendly event celebrates the season with fall-flavored festivities including arts and crafts vendors, carnival rides, pumpkin picking, an apple pie baking contest and live entertainment.

Oct. 25–26 —onlineatanthem.com Fall Rhythm Fest CHANDLER Enjoy an evening of family fun at the annual Fall Rhythm Fest. Some of the Valley’s hottest bands will entertain and vendors will offer a variety of tasty food and beverages. In addition, there will be interactive amusements for children, along with music contests for all ages. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets and spend a family-friendly (no alcohol) evening listening to the music and watching the grand finale fireworks!

Tumbleweed Park.

Oct. 25 —chandleraz.gov Cave Creek Wicked CAVE CREEK This year, Cave Creek Wicked expands with a number of thrilling new events and activities. Additions include the Zombie Walk and the Wicked

Bike Ride. The Wicked Bike Ride starts at 2:30 p.m. at Flat Tire Bike Shop, located at 6033 E. Cave Creek Road. Bikers, in Halloween costumes, will begin the ride at 3:00 p.m. and make 30-minute stops at the Grotto Café, The Horny Toad, Janey’s and Bryan’s BBQ to enjoy food and libations. The ride will conclude at Flat Tire Bike Shop at 6:00 p.m.

The Zombie Walk begins at 11:00 a.m. in front of Wild West Pawn on Cave Creek Road and lasts until 12:00 p.m. Costumed walkers will make their way from the west end of town to a four-corner stop, then return.

In addition, Wild at Heart, Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center and Phoenix Herpetological Society and other wildlife organizations will bring beautiful desert birds and mammals for visitors to see and learn about.

And, a special zombie surprise is planned for the corner of Cave Creek and School House roads.

Oct. 25 —cavecreekwicked.com Tour de Tempe TEMPE Dying for an opportunity to ride around Tempe with 1,500 other cyclists?

You’re in luck! Kiwanis Park.

Oct. 28 —biketempe.org/tour-de-tempe

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concerts

CONCERTS PREMIER VENUES

NILS LOFGREN

Paul Reiser

ASU GAMMAGE TEMPE 1200 South Forest Avenue Tempe, AZ 85287—asugammage.com KINKY BOOTS Sept. 16-21 kinkybootsthemusical.com ASU Symphony Orchestra–Salute to ASU Gammage Sept. 23 asugammage.com Daniel Roumain Sept. 27 danielroumain.com Dance Theatre of Harlem Oct. 25 dancetheatreofharlem.org CELEBRITY THEATRe PHOENIX 440 North 32nd Street Phoenix AZ 85008 —celebritytheatre.com 2nd Annual Spoken Word Featuring: DWELE Sept. 5 dwele.net Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons Sept. 10 frankievallifourseasons.com CODIGO FN Sept. 19 facebook.com/CodigoFnOfficial

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Wanda Sykes Oct. 17 wandasykes.com 1964: The Tribute Home Oct. 18 1964site.com Comerica Theatre PHOENIX 400 West Washington St. Phoenix, AZ 85003 —comericatheatre.com LUIS MIGUEL Sept. 17 luismigueloficial.com ROCKSTAR ENERGY DRINK UPROAR FESTIVAL Sept. 19 rockstaruproar.com DAVID GRAY Sept. 21 davidgray.com B.B. KING Sept. 27 bbking.com Ana Gabriel Oct. 2 anagabriel.com.mx

Eddie Griffin Sept. 27 eddiegriffin.com

BILL MAHER Oct. 4 bbillmaher.com

DUEL IN THE DESERT URL Western Addition Oct. 4 celebritytheatre.com

Erasure - The Violet Flame Tour Oct. 21 erasureinfo.com

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RAY LAMONTAGNE Oct. 22 raylamontagne.com

Nils Lofgren Oct. 4 nilslofgren.com

ARCTIC MONKEYS Oct. 25 arcticmonkeys.com

Paul Reiser Oct. 9 paulreiser.com

Herberger Theater Center PHOENIX 222 East Monroe Phoenix, AZ 85004 —herbergertheater.org

Girls Night: The Musical Oct. 11 broadway.com/shows/girls-night

The Storytellers – Lunch Time Theater Sept. 23-Oct. 2 herbergertheater.org/calendar/the-storytellers Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike Oct. 9-26 herbergertheater.org/calendar/vanya-sonia South Pacific Oct. 10-12 herbergertheater.org/south-pacific Life in the Cancer Lane Oct. 18 herbergertheater.org/calendar/life-in-the-cancer-lane The Bad and The Beautiful Oct. 23-26 herbergertheater.org/calendar/bad-beautiful FOX THEATRE TUCSON 17 West Congress Street Tucson, AZ 85701 —foxtucsontheatre.org Mavis Staples Sept. 5 mavisstaples.com Restless Heart Sept. 12 restlessheartband.com Last Comic Standing Sept. 12 foxtucsontheatre.org

Asia Oct. 13 originalasia.com Lee Ann Womack Oct. 16 cmt.com/artists/lee-ann-womack Ray LaMontagne Oct. 23 raylamontagne.com David Broza 2014 Oct. 30 davidbroza.net ORPHEUM THEATER FLAGSTAFF 15 West Aspen Street Flagstaff, AZ 86001 —orpheum-theater.com Social Distortion Sept. 23 socialdistortion.com Dave Mason’s Traffic Jam Oct. 16 davemasonmusic.com Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Oct. 25 daleearnhardtjrjr.com Greensky Bluegrass Oct. 29 greenskybluegrass.com

La Musique - TYP Annual Fashion Show Sept. 19 foxtucsontheatre.org

US AIRWAYS CENTER PHOENIX 201 East Jefferson Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 —usairwayscenter.com

Stand Up to Stop Violence IV Sept. 21 foxtucsontheatre.org

Linkin Park and Thirty Seconds to Mars with AFI Sept. 10 linkinpark.com; thirtysecondstomars.com; afireinside.ne

Get The Led Out - The American Led Zeppelin Sept. 28 gtlorocks.com

Marco Antonio Solis Sept. 19 marcoantoniosolis.com

Kansas Oct. 3 kansasband.com

Joan Sebastian: La Ultima Maroma Oct. 5 joansebastian.com mylife

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sporting events

SPORTING EVENTS whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening

CARSON PALMER

ARIZONA CARDINALS FOOTBALL Vs. San Diego Chargers Sun., Sept. 8 at 7:20 p.m.

University of Phoenix Stadium @ New York Giants Sun., Sept. 14 at 10:00 a.m.

Vs. San Francisco 49ers Sun., Sept. 21 at 1:05 p.m.

University of Phoenix Stadium @ Denver Broncos Sun., Oct. 5 at 1:05 p.m.

Vs. Washington Redskins Sun., Oct. 12 at 1:25 p.m.

University of Phoenix Stadium @ Oakland Raiders Sun., Oct. 19 at 1:25 p.m.

Vs. Philadelphia Eagles Sun., Oct. 26 at 1:05 p.m.

University of Phoenix Stadium

ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS BASEBALL

Tue., Sept. 9 at 7:15 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 10 at 7:15 p.m.

Thu., Sept. 11 at 12:45 p.m.

Vs. San Diego Padres Fri., Sept. 12 at 6:40 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 13 at 5:10 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 14 at 1:10 p.m.

Chase Field Vs. San Francisco Giants Mon., Sept. 15 at 6:40 p.m.

Tue., Sept. 16 at 6:40 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 17 at 12:40 p.m.

Chase Field @ Colorado Rockies Thu., Sept. 18 at 5:40 p.m.

Fri., Sept. 19 at 5:10 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 20 at 1:10 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 21 at 1:10 p.m. @ Minnesota Twins Mon., Sept. 22 at 5:10 p.m.

Tue., Sept. 23 at 5:10 pm.

Wed., Sept. 24 at 10:10 a.m.

Vs. St. Louis Cardinals Fri., Sept. 26 at 6:40 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 28 at 1:10 p.m.

Chase Field

David Peralta

@ Vancouver Canucks Mon., Sept. 29 at 6:00 p.m. @ Edmonton Oilers Wed., Oct. 1 at 6:00 p.m.

Vs. San Jose Sharks Fri., Oct. 3 at 7:00 p.m.

Jobing.com Arena Vs. Winnipeg Jets Thu., Oct. 9 at 7:00 p.m.

Jobing.com Arena Vs. L.A. Kings Sat., Oct. 11 at 6:00 p.m.

Jobing.com Arena Vs. Edmonton Oilers Wed., Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m.

Jobing.com Arena Vs. St. Louis Blues Sat., Oct. 18 at 6:00 p.m.

Jobing.com Arena @ Nashville Predators Tue., Oct. 21 at 5:00 p.m.

@ San Diego Padres Mon., Sept. 1 at 1:10 p.m.

Tue., Sept. 2 at 7:10 p.m.

Wed., Sept. 3 at 7:05 p.m.

Thu., Sept. 4 at 6:10 p.m

phoenix coyotes HOCKEY

@ LA Dodgers Fri., Sept. 5 at 7:10 p.m.

Sat., Sept. 6 at 6:10 p.m.

Sun., Sept. 7 at TBD

@ Anaheim Ducks Tue., Sept. 23 at 7:00 p.m.

@ Minnesota Wild Thu., Oct. 23 at 5:00 p.m.

Vs. Florida Panthers Sat., Oct. 25 at 6:00 p.m.

Jobing.com Arena

@ Calgary Flames Wed., Sept. 24 at TBD

@ Tampa Bay Lightning Tue., Oct. 28 at 4:30 p.m.

@ San Jose Sharks Fri., Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

@. Florida Panthers Thu., Oct. 30 at 7:00 p.m.

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PHOENIX SUNS BASKETBALL @ Los Angeles Lakers Wed., Oct. 29 at 7:00 p.m. @ San Antonio Spurs Wed., Oct. 30 at 7:00 p.m.

ASU football @ New Mexico Sat., Sept. 6 at 4:00 p.m. @ Colorado Sat., Sept. 13 at 7:00 p.m.

Vs. UCLA Thu., Sept. 25 at 7:00 p.m.

Sun Devil Stadium @ USC Sat., Oct. 4 at TBA Vs. Stanford Sat. Oct. 18 at TBA Sun Devil Stadium @ Washington Sat., Oct. 25 at TBA

NAU football @ Abilene Christian Sat., Sept. 6 at 4:00 p.m.

@ South Dakota Sat., Sept. 20 at 12:00 p.m.

Vs. Cal Poly (conference game) Sat., Sept. 27 at 4:00 p.m.

J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome @ Northern Colorado (conference game) Sat., Oct. 4 at 12:30 p.m. @ Portland State (conference game) Sat. Oct. 18 at 4:00 p.m.

Vs. Eastern Washington (conference game) Sat., Oct. 25 at 4:00 p.m.

J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome

uofa football @ UTSA Thu., Sept. 4 at 5:00 p.m.

Vs. Nevada Sat., Sept. 13 at 8:00 p.m.

Arizona Stadium Vs. California Sat., Sept. 20 at TBA Arizona Stadium @ Oregon Thu., Oct. 2 at 7:30 p.m.

Vs. USC Sat., Oct. 11 at TBA Arizona Stadium

Vs. N.M. Highlands Sat., Sept. 13 at 4:00 p.m. @ Washington State J. Lawrence Walkup Skydome Sat., Oct. 25 at TBA MAX TravelHost Third2012_Layout 1 8/24/12 3:28 PM Page 1

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE Nolan Ryan had the most no-hitters by MLB pitchers with seven, but who ranks second?

Larry Corcoran Bob Feller Cy Young Sandy Koufax In the world of professional motorsports, who is the winningest driver of all time?

Dale Earnhardt Emerson Fittipaldi Jimmie Johnson Michael Schumacher In North American professional sports, which team has won the most championships?

New York Yankees Boston Celtics Montreal Canadiens Green Bay Packers In the world of team ownership, which team in each category is valued the highest in dollars?

NBA Miami Heat LA Clippers New York Knicks Sacramento Kings MLB Boston Red Socks New York Yankees

Cincinnati Reds Los Angeles Dodgers

NFL New England Patriots New Orleans Saints Oakland Raiders Dallas Cowboys NHL Chicago Blackhawks New York Rangers

Los Angeles Kings Toronto Maple Leafs

* For the answers to the trivia questions, visit MyLIFE website at: mylifemagazine.com/trivia

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Cover: Tombstone, Shutterstock; p.4: Heaven painting; Public Domain; p.5: Dracula Untold, Universal Pictures; watch, Sony; p.7: James Foley, Mirror Online; p.9: Book cover, Cathy Droz; p.10: Cathy Droz, Cathy Droz; p.12: Child from Honduras, Public Domain; p.13: Colin Robertson, Colin Robertson; p.14: Walt Disney, Disney; XB-70 Valkyrie, NASA; Lee Harvey Oswald; Public Domain; PLO; Public Domain; The Beatles; Public Domain; The Munsters, CBS; p.15: Cable cars; Public Domain; nuclear explosion, Public Domain; Star of India, Roderick Mickens - American Museum of Natural History; three men, Public Domain; Martin Luther King Jr.; Public Domain; Yogi Berra, Public Domain; Anton Geesink, Public Domain; Barbra Streisand, Public Domain; p.16: Dr. Gary E. Schwartz, Dr. Gary E. Schwartz; p.18: Tim Cook, Apple, Inc.; Hillary Clinton, Andrew Burton; David Gregory, NBC; Stephen Hawkin, AFP; p.20: Jeff Gordon, Chris Trotman/Getty Images; downtown Phoenix, Shutterstock; Tony Stewart, Andy Lyons/Getty Images; p.21: Ebola Outbreak, AP Photo/WHO, Christopher Black, HO, file; Tesla plant, Tesla; power tower, Shutterstock; p.22: Dolphin Tale 2, Alcon Entertainment; Dracula Untold, Universal Pictures; The Judge, Warner Bros. Pictures; The Boxtrolls, Bluegrass Films; Gone Girl, New Regency Pictures; The Interview, Sony Pictures; President Roosevelt, Public Domain; p.25: James Garner, AP Photo; James Brady, AP Photo; Robin Williams, Jason Kempin/Getty Images; Elaine Stritch, Steve Mack/FilmMagic; Meshach Taylor, AP Photo/ Nick Ut; Lorin Maazel, Terry Linke; Bobby Womack, Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns; Lauren Bacall, John Kobal Foundation/Getty Images; p.27: St. Benedictâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triumphal ascent to heaven

by Johann Michael Rottmayr - Melk Abbey (Austria), Alberto Fernandez Fernandez; p.28 & 33: Landscape, Public Domain, p.29: Weighing of the heart, Wikipedia; p.30: Boy, Heaven is for Real poster; Orthodox Jewish funeral, Public Domain; p.31: Islamic funeral, AP Photo/Ijaz Muhammad; p.34: Girl texting, Shutterstock; p.35: Watch, Sony; Alienware Alpha, Alienware, hard drive, Seagate; Toyota fuel cell vehicle, Toyota; p.36: Two women; Shutterstock; p.38: Vote, Shutterstock; p.39: Cartoon, Nate Beeler; p.41: Stocks; Shutterstock; CEO, OASIS Hospital; crates, Shutterstock; downtown Phoenix, Shutterstock; p.42: Thelton McMillian, Comrade; p.46: Harvey Mackay, Harvey Mackay; p.47: Tesla Model S, Tesla; p.48: Downtown Phoenix, Shutterstock; bolo tie and man dancing; Heard Museum; golfer, Shutterstock; p.51: Jason Mraz, official media photo; Mickey Music Festival, Disney; football player, Arizona Cardinals; Bill Maher, official media photo; Wanda Sykes, official media photo; p.52: Man dancing, Brazilian Day Arizona Festival; The Phantom of the Opera Ballet, Ballet Tucson; Oktoberfest, City of Tempe; p.55: Ferris wheel, Arizona State Fair; tacos, Shutterstock; girl on bike, Shutterstock; p.58: Nils Lofgren, Mark Hendrickson; Paul Reiser; official media photo; Daniel Roumain, official media photo; p.60: Carson Palmer, NFL; Mike Smith, AP Photo/Reed Saxon; David Peralta; AP Photo/Matt York; p.62: Stairs to heaven, Getty Images.

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