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Harvey Mackay ColumnAdvice for Winning Entrepreneurs

Cory Remsburg: Honor, Humility and Love for CountryCory’s attitude is inspiring. Find out how his outlook and determination have carried him through his ongoing recovery.

Aerospace and Defense:Canada-Arizona PartnershipThe aerospace and defense industries now rank as Arizona’s largest revenue generator.

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Paging Books with J.J. LaBarber, Reviewed by Mary L. HoldenI AM: The Power of Discovering Who You really Are and TIME IN A BOTTLE: Mastering the Experience of Life

Speaking Out!Tesla: Let’s Hope Arizona Gets It right

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May-June 2014Canadian Consul General James Villeneuve

Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort Celebrates Its First Year

Arizona: Ready for Growth

CEO Series: One-on-One with Jim FlinnFlinn is the CEO of OASIS Hospital.

Building an International Economic Network

People in the NewsSee who’s making headlines today.

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

World ReportTravel around the world in less than 10 minutes.

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A Geek’s ConfessionMacs and Viruses

TekknowvationsFind out about some of the latest technology and gadgets on the market.

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Smithsonian Shades of Gray

Arizona Rattlers: Looking for a Three-peat

Around TownWhat’s Hot

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From the Publisherhis issue honors Army Ranger

Sgt. First Class Cory Remsburg, who

resides in Chandler, Arizona. Cory is

an American hero who served a

staggering 10 tours in Iraq and

Afghanistan before being severely

injured in a roadside bombing near Kandahar.

His faith, his long road to recovery and his

undeniable love for America are a testament

to the brave men and women who serve in the

American armed forces. These selfless

individuals put on their uniforms each day,

prepared to pay the ultimate sacrifice (and far

too many have) so that we, as Americans, and

others around the world can live in peace and

freedom.

The hurdles that Cory and the courageous

band of Rangers have overcome are beyond

comprehension. The love Cory that has for his

country and for those with whom he served

raises two bigger questions: As a nation that

sends its young into battle, does the United

States guarantee these individuals unrestricted

access to the best medical services? And, are

we (and the Veterans Administration) doing

the best we can to help them get back on their

feet and back into civilian life? Unfortunately,

I believe the answer to these questions for most

veterans is no.

Cory, who always wanted to be a Ranger,

said, “I’m no hero. I did what I was asked to

do, as did my fellow Rangers.” And, when

asked if he would do it all over again, his

reply—even though spoken slowly (because of

his speech impairment), but with conviction—

was, “Absolutely.” To say the least, his story is

inspirational. Every American can learn from

this remarkable young man, and by doing so, it

will make all of us better human beings.

We should take the time to learn how we can

all help these real American heroes, who

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PAGING BOOKS[ ]I AM: The Power of Discovering Who You

really Are and TIME IN A BOTTLE: Mastering the Experience of Life

cottsdale resident Howard Falco understands the number two better than most other people. He has published two books.

He’s had two PPEs. What is a PPE? It’s a Profound Personal Experience. Yes, his books are about his PPEs, but they’re really about you. Too. There are a lot of self-help books being published now, and the best ones all have the same theme in common: writers whose lives have changed in ways that stretch

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the boundaries of comparison. That is, one day they were just regular people going through day-to-day, common life experiences such as playing roles, paying bills, lying low to avoid conflict or rising up to participate in it. Just surviving. Then, after “seeing the light” or arriving at some other pivotal point of experience, they knew more about life and being than was ever possible. The stories of this kind of life change must be told because these writers want

other people to have a similar wake-up experience. Life is better afterwards. In Falco’s first book, I Am, there are a few paragraphs about the way humans view the concept of time. This author believes that the past and future do not exist. Though this message has been presented by other philosophers, poets and authors, Falco tells readers “… as you become more aware that the power to determine your journey in life is always


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within you … a new freedom from force, pressure and time emerges.” Seeing, and using, time in a new light is what Falco chose to expound on in his second book, Time in a Bottle. But wait! Don’t throw out your watchesand clocks! Time is a useful tool. It measures daily movements. It defines social agreements such as office hours, appointments and vacations. It assists the science of life—cooking a two-minute egg or running a six-minute mile. People rely on it, but it has limitations when applied to relationships. As it relates to creating, experiencing, seeing or being, though, time is a different kind of application. Going beyond the physical agreements people make, and science, there is a world of spirit, imagination, thought and feeling that is outside the measurement of hours, weeks and years. People experience this “outsideness” while engaged in leisure, while getting “lost” in doing something they enjoy, during sleep and while in the process of creating something, such as a poem, a garden or an apple pie. Your life is in constant creation by you and what you believe to be true—whether you’re feeling powerless, happy, troubled or loved. Throughout Time in a Bottle, Falco uses words like “intention,”

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“authentic” and “potential,” and urges readers to “… see what you’ve created … how you’ve created it and how life has served your truth.” He says that an intention (be it a desire related to your career, your relationships or your spiritual growth) is like a seed—if all conditions are right, then over time, the seed will grow into a plant that represents your exact idea. The thing about time is that it’s related to your awareness that all of the correct conditions are in place, and that it’s irrelevant as a factor in manifestation. Remember, there is no past or present. You only have the space you’re in right now to work with, so how will you move? Act? Create? Falco thinks it is time for everyone to talk about a world in which the melding of spirit and science forms a state of grace—and thus creates a better way to exist in our lives on Earth. Words, poetry and nonfiction are Falco’s tools. They’ve created your ticket to a different reality—one in which time is appreciated until it can be turned off to better understand powerful (but now less mysterious) patterns of belief and behavior. Will you have your own PPE after reading Time in a Bottle? Only time will tell.

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ames Villeneuve was appointed Consul General of Canada, Los Angeles in February 2014. He is Canada’s senior representative

in Southern California, Arizona and Nevada. Prior to his appointment, Villeneuve worked for Anheuser Busch InBev, the world’s largest brewing company and the parent company of Labatt Breweries, for more than 27 years. He started with Labatt in Toronto in sales and marketing and was later transferred to Vancouver, where he was regional director of government affairs for Western Canada. In 1995, Villeneuve returned to Toronto to manage Labatt’s rebranding initiative and to run the company’s corporate and sports properties. He later became director of corporate affairs and then vice-president of corporate affairs for Canada. From 2007 to 2009, Villeneuve

worked in Brussels to lead InBev’s global corporate affairs practice. After InBev purchased Anheuser Busch in 2009, Villeneuve moved to St. Louis to lead the company’s North American corporate affairs department. Villeneuve has served on many boards during his career, including the Toronto Economic Development Commission, the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, the 2008 Toronto Olympic Bid, the Granville Island Trust, the Association of Canadian Advertisers, Carleton University, the Canadian Club, Teach for America, the United Way and the Regional Chamber and Growth Association in St. Louis. He received a Bachelor’s degree from Carleton University in 1985. Villeneuve is married to Kim Walker-Villeneuve and they have two children, Grace and Andrew.

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pproximately 20 minutes east of Flagstaff, Arizona, along I-40, stands Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort. Situated on the

western tip of the Navajo Reservation, the Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise’s (NNGE) flagship property welcomes local, regional and international travelers to experience the art, food and rich culture of the Navajo Nation. Since opening its doors last May, the resort has hosted national and regional conferences, weddings, family celebrations, business travelers and tourists. Many Flagstaff locals have enjoyed one- or two-night staycations at the resort, whereas international and regional travelers typically have stayed for entire weekends or longer. Soon, the facility’s ability to entertain and accommodate will increase, as Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort continues to grow.Twin Arrows Growth After one year of operation, the 170,000-square-foot facility will expand to include 110 additional resort rooms—bringing the total to 200. This increase in rooms will completely change the property’s ability to host larger conferences, business retreats and special events in its spacious 12,000-square-foot banquet and conference center.

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The growth—coupled with six popular restaurant concepts, entertainment, more than 1,100 slot machines, 12 table games, four poker tables, a heated indoor pool and a fully equipped fitness center—is expected to draw an even bigger crowd to the northern Arizona destination this summer and beyond.Northern Arizona and Navajo

The physical expansion is not the only way in which the resort and the leadership team at NNGE are breathing life into the local area and improving circumstances for the people who live there. They’ve provided a tremendous economic and cultural boost to the community the past year, positively influencing areas such as: Jobs: Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resorthas created approximately 700 new high-quality jobs in northern Arizona. Additionally, construction projects for the grand opening and the 110-room expansion have generated thousands of dollars for local tradespeople and northern Arizona vendors. The Arts: Twin Arrows showcases commissioned Navajo artists’ original paintings and other art valued at more than $500,000. Additionally, everyone who visits the resort can get a feel for the rich traditions of the Navajo Nation simply by being there, as Twin Arrows’

architecture, design, lighting and décor all incorporate elements of the Navajo culture.Partnerships: NNGE, in conjunction with Labatt Food Service and Navajo Nation Leadership, is also celebrating the successful first year of the Navajo Beef Program. Through this program, Labatt Food Service distributes high-quality beef raised by local Navajo ranchers, and NNGE purchases the beef to serve in its resort, casinos and restaurants. Since its launch, the program has generated half a million dollars for Navajo ranchers and their communities. Additionally, Twin Arrows, through the leadership of NNGE CEO Derrick Watchman, is partnering with the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry to serve Navajo Pride brand products at its Flagstaff resort.Award-Winning Leadership

As Twin Arrows looks to the future and continued expansion, it will draw on the experience of Watchman and the rest of the NNGE leadership team to help guide growth despite economic obstacles. The American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Arizona (AICCAZ) recently presented Watchman with the “Tribal Enterprise of the Year” award for successfully launching Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort, employing nearly 1,500 employees enterprise-wide and improving the quality of life for construction workers and tradespeople who helped build the properties, local ranchers, farmers and other food suppliers, hundreds of Navajo artists and many other individuals who are now able to showcase their talents and culture at Twin Arrows. Experience the breathtaking artwork and architecture, learn more about Navajo culture and relax at Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort throughout the summer by making a reservation at www.twinarrows.com.

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1. MaTTHew MccOnauGHeyThere is no question that Matthew

McConaughey’s performance as a dying

cowboy in the film Dallas Buyers Club is his

best one so far.

The 44-year-old veteran actor was chosen

over fellow nominees Leonardo DiCaprio,

Christian Bale, Bruce Dern and

Chiwetel Ejiofor to win his first

Academy award ever.

While accepting the award for

Best Actor at Hollywood’s Dolby

Theatre, McConaughey said he

needs three things each day:

something to look up to,

something to look forward to,

and someone to chase. The first

is God, he said. The second,

his family. And the person he

chases? Himself. Or, to be more

precise, the ever-elusive person

he will be 10 years in the future.

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2. OScar PISTOrIuSNicknamed “Blade Runner”

because of his carbon-fiber

prosthetic blades, South African

track athlete Oscar Pistorius, who

won six gold, one silver and one

bronze Paralympic medals, went

on trial in early March for the

murder of his girlfriend, Reeva

Steenkamp.

On Valentine’s Day in 2013,

Steenkamp’s body was found

in Pistorius’ home. The next

day, Pistorius was charged

with premeditated murder.

He admitted to shooting

Steenkamp but pleaded

not guilty to the murder

charge, saying he acted

in self-defense because

he mistook her for a

burglar. The trial is

scheduled to conclude

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4. ranD PauLAfter the 2012 re-election of

President Barack Obama, the

Republican Party began looking

for a leader who could take on

the Democrats in 2016. Rand

Paul, Kentucky’s junior senator

and son of former congressman

and presidential candidate Ron

Paul, could be their man.

“I want to show that the

Republican message can be

taken to new audiences that

haven’t previously maybe been

as open to that message,” Paul

said. “Parts of the Republican

message—sort of the

Libertarian or liberty

message—actually coincide

with some of the progressives

on the left, so we have some

things in common.”

Paul has said the odds that he

will run for president in 2016 are

“probably 50-50,” and he has

hinted at an announcement after

the 2014 elections.

3.eLOn MuSkArizona wants electric car manufacturer

Tesla to build a $5 billion factory in the

state, and lawmakers are pushing a bill

that would allow the company to sell

its cars directly to consumers rather

than through dealerships.

According to Tesla CEO Elon

Musk, he would like to build a

battery production center by

2017, which would employ

as many as 6,500 workers.

Other states in the running

include Nevada, New

Mexico and Texas.

Musk also announced

that he plans to introduce

a full-size, battery-powered

pickup truck in about five years

that will compete with Ford’s F-150

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rizona leads the nation in job growth! As ranked by Forbes’ “Best States for Business” in 2103,

leads the way. Canadians see Arizona as a fertile market for trade and invest-ment. Arizona’s positive attitude toward business has also increased local growth —from Go-Daddy’s new technology center in Tempe and Apple’s recently acquired manufacturing facility in Mesa, to DMB Associates’ 3,200-acre residential development in Mesa called Eastmark —not to mention PhoenixMart, in Casa Grande, which will be the most comprehensive global commerce center in the Western Hemisphere, connecting thousands of North American manu-facturers and distributors with domestic and global buyers—a project that is expected to create 10,000 new jobs. Every region and municipality throughout Arizona is aggressively pursuing new business. From local and state governments to the private sector, the mindset is one of growth and a bright outlook for the state’s future. Arizona must be a top of mind candidate for any corporation seeking a proactive region for expansion. Simply stated, the welcome mat is out in Arizona.

budget issues, from improving the rules and regulations on business, to lowering corporate taxes and capital gains on commercial property, to simplifying the state’s tax code. The state is an advocate of the free market system in building future growth, and clearly this message is getting heard. Moody’s Analytics has also praised Arizona for its economic recovery. It predicts that the state will be one of the nation’s leaders in job growth in 2014, with forecasted growth of 3 percent and the estimated creation of nearly 80,000 new jobs. Glenn Hamer, president of the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, noted that future job growth will come from various sectors of industry, including construction, man-ufacturing, technology, defense, and health care. Arizona also has one of the best-run tourism organizations in the country—tourism is the state’s second leading industry, behind aerospace and technology. After all, Arizona is known far and wide for its great weather, warm hospitality, and myriad recreational pastimes such as golf, shopping and fine dining. The state will continue to attract more and more annual travelers who come to experience firsthand everything Arizona has to offer. The state’s recovering economy is attracting greater bilateral trade and more foreign direct investment from around the world, and Canada currently

Arizona: Ready for Growth

AArizona is first in the nation in terms of projected employment. No doubt exists: Arizona is ready, eager, and open for new business. Stagnation may be the best word to describe Washington, but here in Arizona, the government and local associations (e.g., the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Greater Phoenix Economic Council, and the Canada Arizona Business Council) have been priming the economic pump to recover from the recent financial crisis. State leaders, local governments, and mu-nicipalities have had the “welcome mat” out for the last four years as part of their aggressive and proactive agenda for beckoning new business, trade, and foreign direct investment to their respective regions. The Forbes report reinforces Arizona’s commitment, as a right-to-work state, to business growth and success. “It validates the work we have done to make Arizona’s comeback a reality,” stated Governor Jan Brewer, who, throughout her term in office, has brought Arizona from being one of the bleakest and hardest hit states during the recession to being one of the most thriving. Through strong and committed governance, Arizona has tackled key

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Advice for Winning Entrepreneursver since I was a kid, I wanted to be an

entrepreneur. I still have trouble spelling the

word, but I didn’t let that stop me.E I’ve always believed that entrepreneurs are the unsung

heroes of our economy. They’re the ones who start the

companies that create the majority of new jobs.

The term “entrepreneur” originally meant a person who

led a military expedition. It has come to mean an

innovative, creative leader who undertakes a risky

venture in the hope of creating wealth and capital.

Eric Sevareid, the legendary radio and TV commentator,

wrote: “Entrepreneurs are the lead players in the drama [of

business]. In at least four specific settings their role is crucial.

A new industry... a new product in an existing industry...

the one who opens up new markets... when, so to speak, the

economic ground shifts.... The category of entrepreneur

includes all the people who set out to change the corner of

the business world in which they find themselves—all the

people, in a word, who push the system along its restless

path.”

Entrepreneurs are a distinct group. They often like to lead

the pack. Fulfillment often means more to them than

money. Entrepreneurs believe in making things happen.

They are seldom content. They’re constantly looking for

new things. They have faith in their ideas and are risk

takers.

In short, they aren’t satisfied with the status quo. They

need to change, improve, innovate and invent.

Actor Alan Alda, star of the TV show M*A*S*H, gave

some great advice to his daughter: “Be brave enough to live

life creatively. The creative is the place where no one else

has ever been. You have to leave the city of your comfort

and go into the wilderness of your intuition. You can’t get

there by bus, only by hard work and risk and by not quite

knowing what you’re doing. What you’ll discover will be

wonderful. What you’ll discover will be yourself.”

Maybe you don’t want to start your own company.

Maybe you aren’t ready to strike out on your own. Maybe


Advice for Winning Entrepreneurs

Harvey Mackay Mackay is an international bestselling author, corporate speaker and a nationally syndicated columnist. He can be reached at harveymackay.com.

the economic climate makes financing tough. Maybe you

need a little more time to develop your idea. I understand that.

I toiled for a few years at an established company to prepare

myself.

But you undoubtedly want to be the master of your own

career. You can let your entrepreneurial spirit come through

whether you are your own boss or not. You can cut your

entrepreneurial teeth at jobs that present opportunities for

innovative thinking and management experience. Companies

large and small will always find room for employees with

attitudes and abilities that will advance their goals. It’s a

win-win situation, to be sure.

Here’s some valuable advice that’s useful for anyone wanting

to get ahead. You can apply these tips to your career, and your

life, whatever your path might be:

NetworkThe more people you know, in your business and outside

of it, the more sources of information, advice and support you have to rely on. The more you exercise your networking muscles, the stronger they get—and the easier

networking becomes.

Think creativelyEntrepreneurs succeed by finding new solutions to old problems. Don’t repeat what everyone else has already

accomplished. Instead, look for ways to achieve something different.

Learn from mistakesYou’re going to make them. Most successful people fail from time to time, but they don’t let setbacks stop them. Commit yourself to learning from your mistakes so you

don’t make them again.

Be honestNo matter what you’re engaged in, you need associates, friends, employees, investors and other stakeholders to

trust your word. Tell the truth at all times to build solid relationships.

Be flexibleNo matter how good your ideas are, or how committed you are to your goals, remember that things change. Be ready to modify your plans so you can take advantage of

opportunities that present themselves.

Find a mentor (or two or three)Seek talented people willing to share their expertise and wisdom. You can’t know everything, especially when

you’re starting out, so an experienced mentor can supply guidance that will help you avoid the obvious mistakes.

Mackay’s Moral: Entrepreneurship is living a few years of

your life like most people won’t, so that you can spend the rest

of your life like most people can’t.

Don’t listen to naysayersSome people will always say you can’t succeed. Listen to

everyone, but don’t pay undue attention to “friends” with negative attitudes.

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The race was a testament to Foyt’s driving skills and nerves of steel. A string of accidents and automotive mishaps prevented 21 other drivers from reaching the finish line, including an explosive crash that occurred in the second lap and claimed the lives of two drivers. Foyt’s average speed during the race was 147.35 mph, and he earned the largest purse in the race’s history at that time—$153,650. In the world of Indy car racing, no other driver has approached the success of A.J. Foyt. He is a living legend, and many consider him the greatest American race car driver in history. During his career, Foyt claimed 67 race victories and seven Indy car championships. During the 1964 season, he earned his fourth national Indy car championship, winning a record 10 races—out of just 13 starts. Foyt won his last Indy 500 race in 1981 and was the first inductee into the Motor Sports Hall of Fame in 1989. Three years later, at the age of 57, he raced his final race at the Brickyard, finishing ninth. He took part in the first week of practice at the Indy 500 in 1993 but officially retired on the first qualifying day.

other anniversaries:

Most people in the early ’60s didn’t envision a future in which the average person could use a computer in daily life. It was, however, in the minds of two college professors at Dartmouth College—John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz—and in 1964 they wrote the original version of BASIC, a user-friendly computer programming language that would make it easier for people to use a computer without having to know a lot about mathematics or science. Dartmouth BASIC, as this version eventually was dubbed, was based on the FORTRAN II and ALGOL 60 languages but made use of a small number of English keywords to create programs. By simplifying the user interface and implementing these keywords, Kemeny and Kurtz made it possible for Dartmouth students who did not have a technical background to write mainframe computer programs. Hundreds of BASIC dialects have been created in the decades since then.

indy 500

MAY30

A.J. Foyt won his second Indy 500 at one of the deadliest races in Indy history.

dartmouth BAsic Programming

MAY1

John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz produced the first version of

the programming language BASIC (Beginners All-purpose

Symbolic Instruction Code).


MAY 19 – MORe THAN 40 SeCReT MICROPHONeS ARe FOUND IN THe U.S. eMBASSY IN MOSCOw MAY 5 – SePARATISTS RIOT IN QUeBeC • JUNe 12 – NeLSON MANDeLA IS SeNTeNCeD TO LIFe IN PRISON IN SOUTH AFRICA

The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-1966) became a hit during its second season and went on to become a sitcom classic—turning actors Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Mooreinto superstars. The show, with its memorable opening music accompanied by Van Dyke’s famous stumble over the ottoman, centered on the work and home life of television comedy writer Rob Petrie, played by Van Dyke. Moore quickly became America’s sweetheart thanks to her role as Rob Petrie’s wife, Laura, with her signature smile and amusing personality.

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is our nation’s benchmark civil rights legislation, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin.

On July 2, 1964, the House voted to adopt the Senate-approved legislation, and President Lyndon Johnson signed the bill into law that same day. The Civil Rights Act paved the way for future antidiscrimination legislation, including the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

civil rights Act of 1964

JUNe19

After 54 days of filibuster in the Senate, the Civil Rights Act of

1964 passed by a vote of 73-27.

dick Van dyke & Mary Tyler Moore

MAY25

Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore won the awards for Outstanding Continued Performance by

an Actor/Actress in a Series at the 16th Emmy Awards ceremony.

from russia with Love

Sean Connery starred in the second movie

of the James Bond film series, From Russia with Love.

MAY27


The rolling stones

The Rolling Stones arrive in the United States to

begin their first North American tour, which ran

from June 5 through June 20.

JUNe1

MAY 19 – MORe THAN 40 SeCReT MICROPHONeS ARe FOUND IN THe U.S. eMBASSY IN MOSCOw MAY 5 – SePARATISTS RIOT IN QUeBeC • JUNe 12 – NeLSON MANDeLA IS SeNTeNCeD TO LIFe IN PRISON IN SOUTH AFRICA


hat’s worse than losing a

playoff game by one goal?

Not making the playoffs

by two points!

In the world of professional sports,

especially in a major market like

Phoenix, where each team competes

with every other franchise for fan

support and revenues, the bottom line is

this: if you don’t win, you lose!

What can be learned from the current

Coyotes season? If you look at the stats,

goals for and against the Coyotes, they

ranked where they should be, in ninth

place. You could claim it was injuries, the

break for the Olympics, a lack of defense

or offense, and you’d probably be right

on all counts—but every NHL team

went through the same issues, and 16 of

the 30 teams made the playoffs.

Hockey is the toughest and most

demanding (both physically and

mentally) of any professional sport. For

example, football rosters carry more than

70 players and the season spans a

16-game schedule, one game every

week. In hockey, by comparison, six

W

The Phoenix Coyotes’ Season in Reviewgladiators lace up their skates, take to

the ice and grind it out for 60 minutes,

sacrificing their bodies day after day

during a grueling 82-game schedule

(100 games if they go all the way to the

Stanley Cup).

Hockey teams carry just 27 players.

Many times they play a home game, grab

a plane to another city, play the next

night and then do it all over again. Most

players hit the ice with pain, sustaining

minor injuries all the time. To have a

player benched for an injury is a big

deal. However, the ultimate component

for wins comes down to more than just

stats. Winning it all, or not winning at all,

comes down to one key word that never

shows up on any chart. If the players

on a team don’t have the passion to win

every night of the schedule, they won’t!

And, in my opinion, that was the missing

ingredient from this year’s Coyotes

lineup—passion.

New management led by Anthony

LeBlanc did a remarkable job and

remain 100 percent committed to this

franchise. I call it the Canadian will-do

mentality, and they will do it! Rome

wasn’t built in a day. I, for one, actually

believed the Coyotes would advance

to the final round. But, it wasn’t total

disappointment because even though

the team didn’t make it to the playoffs,

LeBlanc and his management team did

an outstanding job when it came to fan

attendance. They achieved seven sellout

crowds while breaking the single-game

franchise record for revenues three times,

the last being the game against Boston

on March 22. This year’s attendance

grew from 334,165 during the

previous season to 564,798.

“At the end of the year, we’ve actually

come in right in line with what we had

budgeted and expected,” Le Blanc told

MyLIFE. “We said at the beginning of

this year we wanted to get to a point

where we were averaging 14,000 paid

(per game). And, within literally single

digits, we hit that number. So that’s very

encouraging. Next year, we want to go

to the next step. Our original plan said

we want to get to 15,000 as an average

for ticket sales for next year, and I feel

very confident we’ll get there.”

This was a remarkable achievement.

But without the necessary passion, this

year’s playoff hunt was cut short. To be

a playoff contender for next season, the

Arizona Coyotes (hint: there’s a name

change coming) need to have more

passion.

BY JAMES L .COPLAND

Anthony LeBlanc, president and ceoof the Phoenix coyotes.

SPOTLIGHT


This “Doctor” operated with distinction in the NBA and the ABA

NBA MVP in 1978 with the Trail Blazers

The cornerstone of the NBA’s first dynasty, the Minneapolis Lakers of the early 1950s

The first player in the league to top 20,000 points

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NBA champion with the Celtics in 1968 as player-coach

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won five rings with the Lakers, his game was “Magic”

“Mr. Clutch” set records on the court and in the front office with the Lakers

NBA champion in 1994 and 1995 with the Rockets

Became all-time steals leader while playing in Utah

NBA MVP in 1971, later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

The only player ever to lead the NCAA, NBA and ABA in scoring

Averaged a triple-double for the 1961-62 NBA season

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Comedian David Brenner came into the limelight

after appearing on The Tonight Show with Johnny

Carson in 1971. He returned to the show and

became a regular during the ’70s, appearing 158

times, often as a substitute host. Brenner also

authored five books, including I Think There’s a Terrorist in My Soup, published in 2003.

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Few in the entertainment industry have as long a list

of character roles in major films and TV shows as

actor James Rebhorn. He appeared in more than 100

movies and shows—Scent of a Woman, Independence Day, My Cousin Vinny, Seinfeld and, most recently,

Homeland—just to name a few. Rebhorn died of skin

cancer at his New Jersey home.

PAco de LuciADec. 21, 1947–FeB. 25, 2014

World-renowned Spanish flamenco guitar virtuoso

Paco de Lucia died of a heart attack while playing

with his children on a beach in Mexico. His

career peaked in the 1970s after releasing a

series of flamenco albums and crossing over into

classical and jazz guitar, reinventing traditional

flamenco.

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Mickey Rooney, whose career spanned almost the entire

history of motion pictures, passed away at the age of

93. He made his debut playing the feisty, all-American

teen Andy Hardy in a series of films during the 1930s

and 1940s, quickly becoming one of the biggest

stars at MGM. Other film credits include Boys Town,

Breakfast at Tiffany’s and, more recently, The Muppets.

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Cory Remsburg: Honor, Humility and Love for CountryBY HEATHER KARR

Since that day, Cory has traveled a

long road rife with multiple surgeries

and intensive therapy—in Germany,

Maryland, Florida and California—

and at home in Gilbert, Arizona.

Cory survived 10 combat tours in

Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, he is

facing, and is determined to win, a

different kind of battle.

As a teenager, Cory wanted to join

the Army. His father, Craig, refused

to allow Cory to enlist at age 17. He

wanted his son to consider college. On

Cory’s 18th birthday, a knock on the

door from an Army recruiter was the

answer to Cory’s dream.

Cory says he became a Ranger

because he “wanted to be the best,”

and that outlook and determination

have carried him through his ongoing

recovery. His attitude is inspiring. Cory’s

story was profiled in an interview

n October 1, 2009, Army

Ranger Cory Remsburg

landed face down in a canal

near Kandahar, Afghanistan,

after a quarter-ton roadside bomb

exploded. Shrapnel lodged in his

brain—he was at death’s door. Fellow

Rangers pulled him out of the water

and performed emergency medical

treatments. He was in a coma for three

months.

OCory Remsburg (second from left) on June 6, 2009, during a re-enactment of the D-Day paratrooper jump into Normandy during World War II.

U.S. Army Rangers assigned to 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, prepare for extraction during task force training at Camp Roberts, in California, on Feb. 1, 2014. Rangers constantly train to maintain their tactical proficiency. Most Americans forget that the United States is still at war, and Americans are still dying in Afghanistan. There are roughly 33,700 U.S. troops still fighting in Afghanistan.

on CNN in February because of his

hero’s attitude. He used the moment

to tell the world that he refused to

accept life in a wheelchair.

A few months before the bomb

explosion changed Cory’s life, he

met President Barack Obama at the

D-Day re-enactment in France.

Less than a year later, Obama visited

Cory, who was then unable to speak

as he recovered from surgery, in

Maryland. In August 2013, when

Obama visited Phoenix, Cory

abandoned his wheelchair and

walked up to greet the president. In

his January 2014 State of the Union

address, Obama said, “Cory Remsburg

never gives up, and he does not quit.”

This story is one of remarkable

healing. Cory endures a strenuous

rehabilitation schedule and says he

has to get up “too early,” for the five-

day-per-week trip to central Phoenix

for physical and occupational therapy.

After therapy, he works with his

service dog, Leo.

The Remsburgs are grateful for

various organizations that have

helped Cory over the last five years.

The military provides medical care

for wounded soldiers, but many

other important aspects of recovery

are funded by private charities.

The Joshua Chamberlain Society,

based in St. Louis, Missouri, reim-

bursed Craig for travel expenses to

visit his son in Florida and helped

with remodeling a bathroom that

would be accessible for Cory. This

charity specializes in assistance for

veterans with “permanent combat

injuries” and commits to helping

them long-term.

The Fisher House Foundation,

headquartered in Rockville, Maryland,

To serve our country in the armed forces is often thought of as one of the most patriotic, selfless acts there is. Our men and women in uniform put themselves in harm’s way every day.

Recognizing that I volunteered as a Ranger, fully knowing the hazards of my chosen profession, I will always endeavor to uphold the prestige, honor, and high esprit de corps of the Rangers.

Acknowledging the fact that a Ranger is a more elite Soldier who arrives at the cutting edge of battle by land, sea, or air, I accept the fact that as a Ranger my country expects me to move further, faster and fight harder than any other Soldier.

Never shall I fail my comrades. I will always keep myself mentally alert, physically strong and morally straight and I will shoulder more than my share of the task whatever it may be, one-hundred-percent and then some.

Gallantly will I show the world that I am a specially selected and well-trained Soldier. My courtesy to superior officers, neatness of dress and care of equipment shall set the example for others to follow.

Energetically will I meet the enemies of my country. I shall defeat them on the field of battle for I am better trained and will fight with all my might. Surrender is not a Ranger word. I will never leave a fallen comrade to fall into the hands of the enemy and under no circumstances will I ever embarrass my country.

Readily will I display the intestinal fortitude required to fight on to the Ranger objective and complete the mission though I be the lone survivor.

Rangers lead the way!

provided housing for Cory’s dad and

stepmom right beside the hospital

for more than a year in Florida. This

foundation’s slogan is “Because a

family’s love is good medicine.” The

Remsburgs agree.

Housing is a big factor in returning

wounded soldiers to health. Cory

told us he will be “very happy” to be

living in a new, specially equipped

house provided by Lead the Way

Fund. Lead the Way Fund supports

wounded and disabled Army Rangers

and their families. Craig remem-

bers that representatives were in

touch with the family within

hours of the explosion. The

organization also assisted with

expenses to fly family members to

and from Germany when Cory was

being treated there.

Less than comfortable being in

the limelight, Cory prefers that the

attention be on his fellow soldiers

and wounded veterans who need

help. When asked what the average

American can do, Cory and Craig

agree: “The service member doesn’t

have any choice to deploy or not, so

be supportive.”

That support can take a variety of

forms. Donating even a small amount

of time or money to any group

that helps troops and veterans is

worthwhile. The difference made

by family and support groups in

Cory’s recovery can be made for

other wounded warriors who are also

traveling long roads back to health

and well-being.

Since his wartime injury, Cory

has been able to heal emotional scars

through his positive outlook and

sense of humor. When told that he

looks great, he said, “Oh, stop!”

It’s clear that stopping is not an

option for this Army Ranger and

hero, Cory Remsburg.

Helping Our WOunded HerOes Lifelong physical disabilities are horribly common among our active military and veterans; the number of single-limb amputees returning from

Iraq and Afghanistan exceeded 1,500 in 2012, according to the U.S. Army’s Office of the Surgeon General. Serious head wounds, hearing

loss and vision impairment are other frequent injuries among our country’s troops.

Privately funded charities, like the ones that are helping Cory, fill in when military and government benefits stop. The varying services they

provide make a significant difference in quality of life for service members returning with physical and emotional wounds. These organiza-

tions rely primarily on fundraising through private donations.

Lead the Way Fund www.leadthewayfund.org

The Joshua Chamberlain Society www.chamberlainsociety.org

Fisher House Foundation www.fisherhouse.org

For a list of additional charitable organizations, including those dedicated to helping our troops and veterans, visit www.charitynavigator.org.


Name: Jim Flinn

Year and place of birth: 1964; Lansing, Michigan

Colleges attended: University of South Carolina, B.A.; Thomas M. Cooley Law

School, J.D.; University of California, San Diego, M.A.S.

When he joined OASIS Hospital: 2010

Moved to the Valley: 2010

Most valued saying: “Whatever you are, be a good one.” Abraham Lincoln

Family: Married with 7 children

Favorite Arizona destinations: Home or golfing at the Wigwam with his wife, Amy

ASIS Hospital is the outgrowth of an idea acted on by 42 orthopedic and spine surgeons

in the greater Phoenix Valley to bring high-quality, cost-effective health care to a specific patient population that would transform the hospital experience —both for patients and for physicians. The hospital broke ground in August 2009 and was completed in June 2011. OASIS Hospital now routinely sees more than 400 patients per month and has become Arizona’s busiest

hospital for elective, adult, inpatient orthopedic and spine surgeries. MyLIFE: What can you tell us

about your organization? Why did

you choose Phoenix? How does

OASIS ensure quality health care

and high-patient satisfaction? Flinn: About eight years ago, 42 orthopedic and spine surgeons met to discuss how they could make their day at a hospital as efficient as a day at

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an ambulatory surgery center. They wanted to make sure they had a place to treat their inpatient population that would accomplish two goals: First, the setting would need to be as efficient as possible—surgeons are just like you and me—they want to go to work, take care of business and then go enjoy their personal lives. Second, the facility should treat physicians and their patients as if they were at a five-star resort. That’s what they wanted to accomplish, and for whatever reason,

they felt that they couldn’t accomplish that in the hospital they were performing surgeries. OASIS Hospital is ideally located because it’s right next to the airport, and that ties into our vision of who we want to be—a destination hospital not only for Phoenix, but also for the state of Arizona and the rest of the country. The mission we have is caring for patients like they’re family. It’s a very

simple mission, but it drives everything we do. MyLIFE: Can you talk about your

staff at OASIS Hospital?

Flinn: We have over 200 professionalmedical staff members here. Out of that number, about 60 are surgeons. The rest are support medical staff members. We have hospitalists who care for patients during the day, and intensivists who are here at night, so there is always a physician present at OASIS Hospital. We contract with

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the intensivists—they’re the same group that runs the ICU at St. Joseph’s Hospital. We also have anesthesiologists and cardiologists, and a medical team in case there’s an emergency. The other staff members—the nurses, thetechs, the radiologists—all of them work at OASIS Hospital because they have a passion for orthopedic care. When we started OASIS, I gave each of those42 surgeons who wanted to build this

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place 10 business cards. All the cards had on them was OASIS Hospital and a cell phone number. I said to them, “You pick out the 10 best people you work with at the hospital where you do surgeries today, and tell them to give me a call.” We started out with 400-plus applicants for jobs, from housekeepers to nurses to techs. These were all people that the surgeons who were going to work here already knew. These people loved orthopedics and had made a positive impression on the surgeons. So, even though these doctors were coming to a brand-new facility, they were immediately surrounded by the familiar faces of the talented people they’d already worked with. That gave us a jump start.MyLIFE: What do you credit your

success to?

Flinn: We really do have a superb medicalstaff here. Everyone who performs surgery here is very like-minded. They’re high-quality doctors. Without that, and without their involvement on a day-to-day basis, we wouldn’t be anywhere. But also those associates I talked about—the employees we have—I personally talk to every single person before they’re offered a job here. I make sure they’re on board with our mission and our values, and they understand what their job is. Everyone at OASIS has the same job, and that’s to have a positive impact on each and every person they come in contact with. We believe that the human experience—the patient experience—is job number one. It’s all about the patient.MyLIFE: Can you tell us about any

strategic partnerships you have

in place with other health care

providers?

Flinn: Our primary strategic alliance is with our physicians, obviously. We continuously try to add value to their day and their business practice. When we opened, the physicians were going to own 60 percent of this hospital—that

was the model: 60 percent ownership by the physicians, 20 percent owner-ship by Dignity Health and 20 percent ownership by United Surgical Partners International, or USPI. But, when President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law, it put the brakes on that plan. There’s some language in the act stating that if a hospital wasn’t Medicare-certified by 2010, physicians couldn’t have ownership in the hospital. At the end of 2010, we didn’t even have windows in the building, let alone Medicare certification. The business alliance now is with Dignity Health, which owns 50.01 percent, and USPI, which owns 49.9 percent. MyLIFE: What, if any, initiatives

or programs does OASIS Hospital

have in place to improve the

well-being of the population in the

Valley?

Flinn: Because we are a specialized hospital, we do a very limited amount of programs in comparison to other facilities. We, like every other inpatient hospital in the country, had to complete a community-needs assessment, so we leveraged Dignity Health’s community needs assessment and then made it our own by focusing on two areas: access to care, and promoting a healthy lifestyle. For promoting a healthy lifestyle, we host community education through our physicians—we’ll sponsor them. We try to educate the population about the latest and greatest in orthopedic care. We also host and sponsor sporting events, such as 5k and 10k runs. MyLIFE: What do you see as the

greatest challenges facing hospitals

—and do they affect OASIS

Hospital?

Flinn: I would say, globally, financial challenges. I think if you asked any hospital CEO, financial challenges would be among the top three concerns on their list. I wouldn’t consider the

Affordable Care Act my most pressing issue, because it’s not really “here” yet. Implementing the health care exchanges has been a slow process. But I will tell you, when it comes, the pressure is going to be intense—yes, there will be more insured individuals, but the payment is going to be much less, if you’re paid at all. So, you have to be a valued-added provider, which means you have to provide high-quality care. Anytime you are dealing with the federal government, you have to show quality and you have to be cost-effective. There is no question that the cost to do a case here at Oasis Hospital, overall, is much less than it would be at a larger facility. We’re well-positioned for the health care exchanges. Affordable care organizations are a challenge for us because they align patient populations with large health care providers. There are several large health care providers in the Valley, and the more strategic and robust they become, the more they will funnel patients into networks and to providers within those organizations. MyLIFE: What is your vision for

OASIS Hospital for the next several

years?

Flinn: Our vision is to transform the hospital experience. What does that mean? When other health care providers look at OASIS Hospital, we want them to say, “Wow! We need to find out what they’re doing and how they’re doing it, because they’re getting great results.” We want to help reduce the stress level patients experience when they are not well. We want patients’ stress levels to go down the minute their physician says, “We’re sending you to OASIS Hospital.” That’s our vision for our patients. For us as a hospital, we want to be the destination hospital of choice. We already are in the Valley, but we want to be that for the entire country.


PHOenIX

After a lengthy career in politics spanning

23 years, rep. Ed Pastor (D-Ariz.), the first

Hispanic from Arizona to serve in Congress,

announced that he would retire at the end of

his current term.

PHOenIX

The city of Phoenix is facing an estimated

$37.7 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal

year and its second credit-rating downgrade.

Cuts in public safety and social services are

expected.

PHOenIX

Former Fiesta Bowl CEO John Junker was

sentenced in a federal court to eight months in

prison for his role in the Fiesta Bowl scandal

that involved illegal contributions to politicians.

Junker was also sentenced to a three-year

probation period and fined $36,800 in state

court in Phoenix for his acknowledged role in

the illegal contribution scheme.

PHOenIX

Phoenix is no longer in the running to host

the republican National Committee’s 2016

national convention. The committee announced

that Phoenix has been eliminated from the

short list of possible contenders. As the

sixth-largest city in America, with one of

the newest convention centers in the

country, plenty of first-class hotels,

prominent Arizona senators, a republican-

led legislature and great weather, how could

this happen?

ScOTTSDaLe

GoDaddy founder and billionaire Bob Parsons

will build what could be the world’s largest

Harley-Davidson dealership. It will be

built on the site of the old Airpark Chrysler

dealership on Hayden road. The 146,000-

square-foot structure is expected to open in

the spring of 2015.

TeMPe

The city of Tempe approved an ordinance

by 6-1 making it illegal to sit or lie down on

streets, sidewalks, alleys and highways within

the city. The ordinance carries a fine of up to

$2,500. Advocates for the homeless said this

ordinance criminalizes homelessness—and

WorLd rePorTLocAL

LaS VeGaSHow does the saying go? Everything is

bigger in Vegas? That could ring true with

the city’s newest attraction, the High Roller.

The attraction stands as the world’s tallest

Ferris wheel, at 550 feet. It is

located directly across Las Vegas Boulevard

from Caesars Palace. Rides, which take a

full 30 minutes, cost $24.95 during the

day and $34.95 at nighttime. The wheel’s

28 pods can accommodate as many as 40

people at a time. At full capacity, more

than 1,100 can ride the giant wheel at the

same time.

By LesLie JAMes

newS

THe WorLd’s TALLesT ferris WHeeL

The Canadian government recently

appointed Arizona’s first honorary

consul for the state. R. Glenn

Williamson, founder and CEO of the

Canada Arizona Business Council, was

recently appointed to this new

position.

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that other cities are moving away from these

types of ordinances, favoring investments in

housing programs for the homeless.

cHIcaGO

A study published recently in the journal

Neurology concludes that Alzheimer’s

disease is almost as deadly as the nation’s

two biggest killers, heart disease and cancer.

The article stated that deaths attributed to the

disease are vastly underreported; instead of the

estimated 85,000 deaths per year tallied by

the government, that figure should be closer

to 500,000.

DarrInGTOn, waSHInGTOn

At least 36 people died—and as of mid-

April seven were still listed as missing—

after a massive mudslide destroyed homes in

Snohomish County in northwest Washington

state on March 22.

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Another mass shooting took place at Fort Hood

in early April. The soldier, Spc. Ivan Lopez,

killed three soldiers and wounded 16 before

being confronted by a military police officer

and killing himself. According to witnesses,

Lopez was enraged after an employee wouldn’t

give him a leave of absence form. He was told

to come back the next day—and he did, with a

gun. This is the second time in five years that

a shooting spree has occurred at Fort Hood.

In 2009, Maj. Nidal Hasan opened fire inside

the base, killing 13 and injuring more than 30

others.

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After months of intense negotiations, retailer

Men’s Wearhouse agreed to purchase rival

Jos. A. Bank for $1.8 billion. The combined

entity will continue to do business under both

brand names and will have roughly 1,700

stores nationwide.

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CEO and President Howard Schultz announced

plans to expand the availability of beer and

wine at Starbucks from a few dozen locations

to thousands more nationwide. Schultz said

he believes that offering alcohol and an

expanded small-plate menu will appeal to

evening customers.

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The party continues for the u.S. Secret

Service. One more agent attached to President

Obama’s detail was found passed out in a

hotel hallway in the Netherlands. It was just

two years ago that Secret Service agents

were involved in a drinking-and-prostitution

scandal in Cartagena, Columbia.

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The u.S. GDP grew at an annual rate of 2.6

percent in the fourth quarter of 2013, higher

than initial estimates, according to a report

released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

In addition, consumer spending reached 3.3

percent in the same quarter—the fastest rate

in several years.

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Canadian airline carrier WestJet will begin

daily nonstop service between Toronto and

Phoenix effective October 26, 2014. The

airline plans to use a Boeing 737-700 aircraft,

which seats 136 passengers, for the flights.

WestJet already offers daily service between

Phoenix and several other major Canadian

cities.

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A five-story ferry capsized in the Yellow Sea

near Korea’s southwest coast. Of the 450 people

aboard, 300 were students and teachers—179

were rescued and 25 confirmed dead, with

hundreds missing at press time.

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Ending one of modern aviation’s most

mysterious aircraft disappearances, investigators

determined, based on conclusive satellite

information, that the Boeing 777 jetliner

flying from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, China,

on March 8 during Malaysian Airlines Flight

MH-370 crashed in a remote location in the

Indian Ocean. All 239 passengers and crew

members on board are presumed to have

perished.

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Because of russia’s unprovoked invasion

of Crimea, the powerful Group of Eight

(G-8) suspended russia’s membership in the

organization. The G-8 summer summit was to

be held in Sochi, russia, but the newly named

Group of Seven will instead meet in Brussels,

Belgium, which is the headquarters city of the

European union and NATO.

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While on his European trip in March,

President Obama visited Pope Francis,

marking the first meeting between the two

leaders. During their 55-minute visit, they

discussed global issues and exchanged gifts.

The president also extended an invitation

to Pope Francis to visit the united States in

2015.

Miguel Cabrera has been offered a

10-year, $292 million contract with

the Detroit Tigers, making him the

highest paid player in Major League

Baseball history.

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First lady Michelle Obama, her mother

and her daughters spent a weeklong visit in

China. During the visit, the first lady stressed

the need for education, open access to

information and religious freedom in that

country—major issues in China, where news

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FMacs and VirusesBY WARREN JONES

replicating file that only tracks how many computers it has copied itself onto, without doing any other harm. One thing that needs to be cleared up is the term “virus.” Like saying “Kleenex” when asking for a facial tissue, “virus” has slowly become a one-size-fits-all term for any type of unwanted computer program. When most people claim to have a virus, what they really have is

some sort of malware—the stuff that accesses passwords, looks at personal information and is generally the stuff we should be scared of. But who cares what we call it? We’re all talking about the same stuff, right? Well, there’s an important difference between Macs and PCs when it comes to how they address malware. Most malware makes it onto your system through something you have done, such as accessing a seedy website, downloading a funny picture someone sent you, downloading a new Twitter background or a sweet HD wallpaper or popping in a flash drive a buddy of yours put pictures of his baby on. Malware doesn’t just magically appear.

We put it there somehow. It is usually silent and invisible. It’s attached to that funny photo you downloaded or on the seedy website you visited that claims you’re the one-millionth visitor and you’ve won $1,000 to spend at Wal-Mart. On a Windows computer, that malware silently installs itself and begins to go to work. This is why geeks and the IT guys from your company have been warning you for years not to open e-mails from people you don’t know or download strange files. What happens if you download that same photo or visit th that same website on a Mac? Everyone seems to think the Mac just blocks the attack, as if a tiny man in an Apple suit jumps out a and slays the terrible beast. That’s not how it works. The malware is downloaded to your computer invisibly like with Windows; however, once it’s on the computer, it doesn’t know what to do with itself. Like waking up in a strange hotel room with a killer headache, the malware just lies in bed wondering how in the world it ended up there. So where does this leave us as far as Macs and viruses? A Mac can get a virus, but just like Windows, you need to get it on the system somehow. With so few viruses out there designed to exploit OS X, it almost seems like they are immune. As Apple begins to sell more and more Macs, and the market penetration grows, there may be more of a threat to users. Fortunately, the way in which the operating system is built helps to keep harmful viruses and malware at bay.

or years, one of the things that helped sell a couple million Macs each quarter was the idea that Macs did

not “get” viruses. But is that true? The idea that Macs can’t get viruses has always been a bit of a fallacy. They are perfectly capable of getting a virus—sort of. So why are there just a handful of viruses that affect the Mac? When people ask me about it, my reply goes something like this: If you’re going to steal cars, what kind of car are you going to learn to steal? Hondas or Ferraris? While one Ferrari could be worth more than a dozen or so Hondas, there are far more Hondas out there to steal, and they are probably easier to get to. The Windows operating system holds about 90 percent of the PC market share worldwide, while Apple holds about 10 percent. So, if you are going to create something that can multiply quicker than people standing in line for an iPad and affect as many systems as possible, Windows is clearly the way to go. But as Apple continues to boast surging Mac sales and year-over-year growth, how long will that truly be the case? Let’s take a look at a few of the key issues and ideas that might shed some light on this age-old debate. What exactly is a “virus”? When we hear that term, we always think of a terrible bug, making a Lindsay Lohan-style dash through the data on your hard drive, stealing precious personal information and beaming it back to the mother ship. But this isn’t necessarily the case. A virus could simply be a self-

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Apple’s iPad mini has some serious competition: LG’s new

8.3-inch tablet has a lot to offer. The G Pad has a beautiful

thin aluminum design with stereo speakers, a quad-core

processor running Android, a 1080p crisp display and a

microSD storage expansion—for $299 from Verizon,

contract free.

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The 1,244-horsepower Hennessey Venom GT recently

set a new world speed record for a two-seat

production sports car at the Kennedy Space Center in

Cape Canaveral, Florida.

The Venom GT hit a top speed of 270.49 mph on a

runway once used to land space shuttles, beating the

record the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport set in

2010 (267.81 mph).

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Nikon’s flagship DSLR camera was released

in March at the price of $8,799 (body only).

With a 16.2MP resolution, the D4’s

imaging chip makes the pixels smaller, giving

them less surface area to absorb light. The

end result: amazing photographs in low-

lighting conditions.

However, shooting in low-light conditions is

not the only appealing feature this

camera has to offer. The camera takes

photos at blazingly fast speeds (10 frames

per second), and as a video camera, the D4

can record 1080p HD video at 30/25 or 24p

with broadcast quality full of fine tones and

natural colors.

—nikon.com

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Are you quickly running out of storage for your photos and

videos? Sandisk has a solution, with its new 128GB high-

capacity microSD card. The fingernail-sized card retails for

$199.99 and is available at Best Buy and Amazon.

—sandisk.com

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Four hundred dollars might seem high for a laptop

running Google’s super-lightweight Chrome OS.

However Samsung’s new high-end Chromebook 2 will

surprise you with its features.

With a 13.3-inch 1080p display, the

Chromebook 2 beats out its competitors,

which don’t offer a 1920x1090 screen resolution.

The Chromebook 2 comes with a 16GB flash drive,

a 2.1GHz, eight-core processor, 4GB DDR3 low-

voltage RAM, HDMI port, two USB ports, a MicroSD

card reader, a 3.5mm headphone port and a 720p

Webcam.

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BuSIneSS

ven in this age of social

media, connecting your

business to others in your

trade region can be

challenging. The Maricopa Association

of Governments (MAG) and its

partners have unveiled a new, first-

of-its-kind website that allows

companies in Arizona, Mexico and

Canada (NAFTA partners) to directly

connect with each other using

technology instead of travel.

“BIEN,” which means “good” or

“right” in Spanish and French, is an

acronym for Building an International

Economic Network. The website,

www.ConnectBIEN.com, uses an

online platform to link individual

businesses, improve cross-border freight

and trade opportunities and help

businesses connect to their supply chain

and distribution networks in the trade

region.

When a business provides a profile

about its products and services on the

website, other businesses can see what

is offered and e-mail the business via

a connection request. The goal is for

businesses to find ways to collaborate in

mutually beneficial partnerships.

“Being globally competitive and

developing supply chains are terms that

are often discussed, but it hasn’t al-

and categorize the information by

industry. Visitors can find businesses by

using various search factors, including

company name, distance or type of

business. To accommodate Spanish-

speaking users, the site will soon be

available in Spanish.

“The success of BIEN relies on its

multitude of users,” said Schoaf. “The

more companies that join, the more

opportunities all will have to make

connections leading to increased

business expansion opportunities and

revenue generation. This will encourage

economic growth in Arizona, Mexico

and Canada. We invite MyLIFE readers

to be among the first to take advantage

of this economic development

opportunity by joining the site today.”

BIEN is provided as a public service

and is free to join. The website is hosted

by MAG in cooperation with the Arizona

Commerce Authority, Arizona Mexico

Commission, Arizona Department of

Transportation, Canada Arizona

Business Council, U.S. Commercial

Service and other strategic partners,

including chambers of commerce,

industry groups and organizations in

Canada and Mexico.

For more information, contact MAG

at [email protected], or call

(602) 254-6300.

Building an International Economic Network

ways been easy to attack these issues at

the ground level,” said Litchfield Park

Mayor Thomas Schoaf, a charter

member of the MAG Economic

Development Committee, where the

idea for BIEN was born. “To achieve

these broader goals, businesses need to

be better connected and have the

ability to communicate.”

Mayor Schoaf noted that businesses in

large metropolitan areas are often

unaware of other companies that may

be good business partners, even when

they are in the same state.

“When you extend that beyond a

state’s boundaries, or internationally,

those connections are even more

fragmented,” he said. “This site uses

state-of-the art technology to connect

businesses in Arizona to Mexico and

Canada, our top two export partners.”

Through the website, partners can

engage in endeavors such as supplying

products and services, assisting in cross-

border promotions and sharing ideas

and best practices. The ultimate goal is

to improve local and regional

economies on both sides of the border,

leading to jobs and economic

development.

The site uses a self-reporting system

through which businesses of all sizes

can add information about themselves

EBY DENISE McCLAFFERTY “BIEN” Website Connects Businesses in Arizona, Canada and Mexico


Directors: Michael Bay; Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Kelsey Grammer; rating: PG-13Paramount Pictures is promoting Transformers: Age of Extinction as “the biggest movie of 2014.” But could this be the case for yet another sequel? Besides a lot of digital effects, what else does another Transformers film bring? Actor Mark Wahlberg has said that Age of Extinction is truly its own film, rather than merely a sequel—and he could be right. The film portrays a darker Optimus Prime and centers on a government agency (led by Kelsey Grammer) that wants to find, capture, hunt and destroy the Transformers. But the agency also wants to control the Transformers, including manmade versions created by an arrogant scientist (played by Stanley Tucci). Wahlberg plays a struggling inventor and single dad who inadvertently stumbles upon Optimus. He soon finds himself running from the government and in the middle of a battle between Lockdown—a Decepticon bounty hunter that collects parts from other Transformers to use on himself—and the other Transformers. Hardcore Transformer fans will be thrilled to see Dinobots, including Grimlock, Slug, Strafe, Slash and Scorn, make their debut in Age of Extinction.

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Director: Marc Webb; Cast: Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx; rating: PG-13Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield) has always struggled with his dual personality—part of the time he is Spider-Man and other times he’s an ordinary teenager in love with his girlfriend, Gwen (Emma Stone). However, all of that is about to change in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, when the superhero fights his biggest battle ever—against the supervillain team known as the “Sinister Six.” Among these formidable villains are Electro (Jamie Foxx), The rhino (Paul Giamatti) and Green Goblin (Dane DeHaan). Spider-Man’s masterful detective work reveals that his deadly enemies share a common bond—Oscorp—and now they threaten New York City and its citizens. He must fight them all at once, which means the movie is sure to feature some captivating battle scenes.

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Director: Bryan Singer; Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Hugh Jackman, James McAvoy, Patrick Stewart; rating: PG-13The world’s most beloved mutants are back for a large ensemble on X-Men: Days of Future Past. The film focuses on a war that has spanned several decades, with dire consequences for both humans and mutants. The X-Men use time travel to send Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) to the past in a desperate effort to prevent the war.

In X-Men: Days of Future Past, members of the cast from the original X-Men, including Patrick Stewart, Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry, come together with cast members from 2011’s X-Men: First Class—a film that portrayed younger versions of the original cast—including James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence.

Fans of the X-Men comic book series will be glad to know that the mutant-hunting robots known as the Sentinels appear in this movie. You can also expect a lot of action-packed scenes and intense visuals in this dark, epic film.

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he focus of the article is museum leadership—the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, to be specific. When

John L. Gray became the museum’s director in July 2012, he went east to bring some more West to America’s treasure chest. Apropos, here’s a

bit of “history” about mankind’s ability to “focus.” Humans have used various types of lenses to focus light for more than 3,000 years. As proof, there’s the Nimrud lens from ancient Assyria. On display in the British Museum, this convex rock crystal was likely used to focus sunlight to start fires. Over the millennia, humanity’s ability to focus has evolved from the creation of fire to the concentration of historical data and artifacts in one accessible place. But fires and museums should only appear together in sentences—not in reality. The metaphor of fire as illumination is what Gray brings from the West to Washington, D.C.’s showcase of American treasures, the parts and parcels of our collected history. The National Museum of American history began construction in the late 1950s and opened in 1964. Then known as the Museum of History and Technology, it was the sixth building in the Smithsonian’s space at the National Mall. Its name was changed in 1980 and in its 50 years it has undergone much renovation and expansion. It’s also gone through several leadership

is one that relates to the history of the American West. A Conestoga wagon, symbol of the Westward Expansion in the early to mid-1800s, now drawsvisitors in with its distinctive curved shape. Given that the museum has more than 3 million artifacts, Gray can be considered the keeper of the keys to all things that have made America and her people be identified as Americans. Icons such as President Lincoln’s top hat, the Star-Spangled Banner—the flag that inspired our national anthem—and Dorothy’s ruby slippers have their home just off the National Mall on the museum’s second floor. Gray’s actual job description outlines responsibility for the management and leadership of the museum, which includes planning, research, collection, education, exhibi-tion, handling business, renovations and raising funds. With the leadership of Gray, our National Museum of American History has defined its mission to “... help people understand the past in order to make sense of the present and shape a more humane future.” With John L. Gray at the museum’s helm, Americans can be assured that a good mind and a focused heart now manage the future of our past.

Smithsonian Shades of Graychanges. That history will be left for another time in order to focus on John L. Gray, the museum’s current director. Originally from Colorado, Gray exemplifies someone who is a life-long learner. He earned a bachelor’s degree from LIU Post (formerly the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University) and an MBA from the University of Colorado, and he is working on another master’s degree in Eastern classics from Saint John’s College in Santa Fe. After a 25-year career in commercial banking in Los Angeles, Gray worked from 1997 to 1999 at the Small Business Administration in D.C. until taking the roles of president and CEO at the Autry National Center of the American West in Los Angeles. Gray’s work at Autry set him up for his current position. The Autry National Center stores and displays more than 500,000 objects, employs a staff of 130 people and operates within a $16 million annual budget. In his 13-year tenure at Autry, Gray enlarged the museum’s scope by merging the museum with Colorado’s Women of the West Museum and the Southwest Museum of the American Indian (in Los Angeles). Now with the Smithsonian, Gray says his vision is to “tell an inclusive, respectful and compassionate story of all the peoples in America.” He wants to use the objects in the collections to tell an overarching American story and engage a diverse national and international audience. One of the first objects that Gray brought out of storage and into the center of the museum’s first floor

TBY MARY L. HOLDEN



Tesla: Let’s Hope Arizona Gets It RightBY LESLIE JAMES

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ecently, I read an article in The Arizona Republic by E.J. Montini. The headline read,

Arizona’s current mindset is to promote the state as being a corporate-friendly place to do business, but individual cities are frothing at the mouth in hopes of landing the Tesla factory. So, while virtually every city in Maricopa County and beyond is working independent of one another to lure Tesla, the better course would be to work together to land the business. Afterall, there truly is strength in numbers, and with billions of dollars at stake, coupled with an estimated 6,500 jobs, every region of the Valley would ultimately benefit from such a megadeal —just as every region of the Valley will all lose if Tesla chooses some other state. Maybe it’s time to think like the three musketeers—“One for all, all for one”—and have our state government and every city mayor lobbying for Tesla in unison. Through a united, coordinated Arizona effort, we can work smarter and have a far better chance of making the deal with Tesla a reality.

r state law, Tesla is forbidden to do this in Arizona, but state legislators have proposed a bill that would permit the direct sales of autos to consumers in Arizona. In addition, all nine members of Arizona’s House delegation directed a letter to Tesla Motors showing their support for the project. These are clearly two positive initial steps, but frankly speaking, Phoenix, Maricopa County or the state of Arizona should take a page out of the playbook Texas uses when it comes to landing the mega corporate business deals. When Texas wants to land a deal, it’s the state as a whole that goes after that deal. I doubt that Texas’ state government really cares whether the factory ends up in Lubbock, Fort Worth or Plano—just as long as Texas gets the deal. If Arizona wants to pull off this deal with Tesla, I believe the smart move would be for the state government, the state’s economic agencies and all local city governments to come together as a “single suitor.” No doubt exists that

“Arizona’s Capitol: The place where good ideas go to die.” However, bad ideas have a life of their own. It’s hard to argue that point, but when it comes to Tesla’s $4.5 billion battery factory and the some 6,500 jobs that could come with it—let’s hope Arizona gets this one right. Over any 20-year period, Arizona can likely count these types of corporate opportunities on one hand, and still have a few fingers left over. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based electric car designer and manufacturer has publicly stated that it is considering Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas in which to build a factory that would turn out 500,000 batteries annually and encompass the size of 100 Wal-Mart stores. Tesla Motors is unique in many ways, including its marketing process. The company sells its vehicles directly to consumers, eliminating the need for a costly dealer network. Under current

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he aerospace and defense (A&D) industries now rank as Arizona’s largest revenue generator,

replacing tourism, which has dropped to second place. The A&D sectors are a critical component of the state’s growing economy and trade with Canada. There is a significant partnership with Canada, which is an integral part of Arizona’s A&D sectors. A major portion of Canada’s A&D business is located in the city of Montreal, in the province of Quebec, but other cities that are home to businesses in the A&D sectors include Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver. Major Canadian companies with a presence in Arizona include Northstar, Standard Aero, Magellan Aerospace, Bombardier, and CAE. The Canadian Space Agency also has numerous partnerships with the University of Arizona on the OSIRUS-REx project, along with MDA Corporation of Vancouver. Trade Overview

Aerospace and defense trade between Canada and Arizona is closely balanced. In 2012, Arizona exported $326 million in aircraft, spacecraft, and parts to

Canada, while importing $329 million of the same. This balance is a relatively new phenomenon. As recently as 2008, Arizona exported nearly five times as much to Canada as it imported from our northern trading partner.Historical Overview

Arizona’s A&D industry was established as part of the “dispersion” policy during World War II. Under this policy, defense contractors were encouraged to expand production from coastal facilities into the interior of the country, where manufacturing plants would be less vulne able to air attack. Today, Arizona’s vibrant A&D commu-nity includes military bases and ranges, private sector business and civil aviation, and educational resources. Major Military Bases and Ranges

Luke Air Force Base, west of Phoenix, highlights Arizona’s commitment to aerospace from the start. The city of Phoenix purchased land for the air base and in 1941 began leasing it to the federal government for one dollar a year. From its first class of 45 students, Luke has grown to become the largest training site for F-16 pilots. In the coming years,

Luke will also become the largest training base for the new F-35 fighter jet and pilots. Luke has more than 7,500 active duty members. Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson hosts the 355th Fighter Wing, which operates the A-10 Thunderbolt II. With more than 7,500 active duty personnel and 2,000 civilians, the base is a major contributor to the state’s economy and a key resource for the Tucson area. Marine Corps Air Station Yuma is the busiest air station in the Marine Corps, with more than 80 percent of the Marine Corps aviation operating forces having received training at this base. Each year, more than 70 aviation units with over 500 aircraft and over 15,000 people cycle through the facility. There are also 6,000 marines stationed at the airbase. At more than 1,300 square miles, Yuma Proving Ground is one of the largest aerospace testing sites in the world. Approximately 3,000 military and civilian employees work on the base, and nearly 100 military units come to YPG each year for training.

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Fort Huachuca, near Sierra Vista, is well-known for its role in Army intelligence, but many people are surprised to learn that it is also the largest unmanned aircraft center in the word. Fort Huachuca trains more than 1,000 students per year.Private Sector Businesses and Civil Aviation

Most people are aware of several large A&D companies located in Arizona, including the five largest A&D employers: Boeing, General Dynamics, Honeywell, Orbital Sciences, and Raytheon. However, many people don’t realize the large num-ber of other A&D companies that have significant operations in the state. More than 1,200 companies in the A&D supply chain operate in Arizona. These companies range from small businesses to large multinationals. The combination of large prime contractors and their many suppliers powers a strong export engine, but it also makes Arizona a fertile market for Canadian A&D companies. In excess of 40 million passengers passed through Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport in 2012. The airport has as many as 1,200 aircraft operations per day and an annual payroll that exceeds $1.7 billion. Educational Resources

Arizona State University, the University of Arizona, and Northern Arizona University (NAU), the state’s largest public universities, have extensive aerospace research programs and degree programs that grant doctorates in aerospace-related fields. NAU is involved in research on advanced materials with aerospace applications. Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), the world’s oldest aviation and aerospace university, has a campus in Prescott. ERAU grants undergraduate and graduate degrees in aerospace engineering and business.Outlook

The economic contraction that started in 2008, coupled with a reduction in military spending, has created pressure on the aerospace industry as a whole, and had a significant effect on A&D trade between Canada and Arizona. Though these pressures will be mitigated by economic recovery and the apparent rollback of the budget sequester, they are likely to exist into the near future. Challenging economic conditions increase the premium on strategic planning and decision making. Companies on both sides of the border that can best allocate their resources and formulate and execute sound strategic plans will grow and prosper, even in difficult times.

Arizona A&D imports from Canada show a very strong growth trend, both in terms of dollar volume (bars) and as a percentage of total imports from Canada (line).

Already low in 2008, the growth rates for both economies went negative in 2009. Arizona’s growth crashed harder, and stayed depressed longer, but is now showing signs of recovery. During the worst of the recession, the Canadian economy supported a high level of A&D imports from Arizona relative to exports in the same category. With both economies recovering, A&D imports from Canada have grown rapidly, while A&D exports to Canada have not yet recovered to 2008 levels.

As the bars in the graph below show, the dollar volume of Arizona A&D exports to Canada still has not recovered to 2008 levels. The gray line indicates the percentage of total exports to Canada that A&D accounted for. As shown in the graph, not only did dollar volume suffer, but also A&D as a percentage of total exports is still well below 2008 levels.

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Both the Canadian and Arizona economies suffered as a result of the general recession precipitated by the housing crisis and credit contraction of 2008. The graph below shows the GDP growth rates for Canada and Arizona over the last five years.


AROUND TOWN - WHAT’S HOT (52 - 56)

CONCERTS - PREMIER VENUES (58 - 59)

SPORTING EVENTS - ARIZONA TEAMS (60 - 62)

eVeNTS CALeNDARWHAT’S HAPPENING ACROSS ARIZONA

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AROUND TOWNWHAT’S HOT

GoodyeAr sPrinG concerT series GoodyeArBring lawn chairs, blankets, food and beverages (no glass) or purchase

from our on-site food vendor. Goodyear Community Park. Free

event.

Through May

deserT BoTAnicAL GArden BuTTerfLy PAViLion PHoeniXWalk among the beautiful butterflies at this special springtime event

located at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix.

Through May 11

WALK-in WednesdAys TeMPe Local musicians perform at a free open mic night from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Tempe Center for the Arts in downtown Tempe.

Every Wednesday in May

younG frAnKensTein THe MusicAL PeoriAIt’s alive! Based on the Mel Brooks’ 1974 hit comedy film of the same

name, Young Frankenstein is scientifically proven, monstrously good

entertainment ... and the only place you’ll witness a singing, dancing

laboratory experiment in the largest tuxedo ever made. Young Dr.

Frankenstein attempts to complete his grandfather’s work and bring a

corpse to life. Together with his hunchbacked helper, his curvaceous lab

assistant and his self-involved, madcap fiancée, Frankenstein succeeds,

but not without scary and often hilarious complications. This wickedly

inspired, sometimes bawdy musical includes such memorable tunes as

“The Transylvania Mania” and “Puttin’ On The Ritz.” Arizona Broadway

Theatre.

Through June 22

Birds ‘n’ Beer PHoeniXBirds and Beer offers local professionals a fun and refreshing way to

learn about Arizona birds and other wildlife while networking with

fellow nature-lovers. Nina Mason Pulliam Rio Salado Audubon

Center.

Third Thursday in May and June

WesTGATe BiKe niGHT GLendALeHundreds of bikes line Coyotes Boulevard. Entertainment, deals and

discounts from Westgate merchants. All riders are welcome. You don’t

have to have a bike to attend. Free admission. Westgate City Center.

Thursdays through June 26

LiTerATure, LAndscAPe And infiniTy ArT sHoW PHoeniXTwo artists with a worldwide following, who are also beloved to Arizona’s

citizens, combined their talents to present fresh, new work in an well-

known historic venue—the same place where Wallace and Ladmo

performed the longest running children’s TV show in America (1954-

1989). Features works by Terry Duffy and Kathryn Henneman. First

Studio’s Art Gallery - 6:00-10:00 p.m.

May 2–30

Music in THe GArden AT deserT BoTAnicAL GArden PHoeniXEnjoy reincarnations of “old dead fiddlers and banjo pickers” with a unique

and enchanting old-time string band performance from Pick & Holler.

May 2

Tucson Boys cHorus PoPs concerT TucsonThe legendary Tucson Boys Chorus, “America’s Singing Ambassadors,”

performs a concert of light pops repertoire at Catalina Foothills High School.

May 3

fesTiVAL GAriBALdi TucsonFestival Garibaldi is an all-day party with live mariachi music and food,

poolside and in the Grand Ballroom at Casino del Sol Resort Spa &

Conference Center.

May 3

Tucson foLK fesTiVAL TucsonOne of the country’s largest free festivals, with more than 200 musicians

from Arizona and the Southwest performing over 20 hours of family-

friendly music, dance and entertainment in El Presidio Park.

May 3–4

eVeNTS CALeNDAR what’s hot

SUMMER CONCERT SERIES PRESCOTT FINE ART & WINE FESTIVAL RODDERS DAY SHOW


MccorMicK-sTiLLMAn rAiLroAd PArK free concerTs scoTTsdALeBring a blanket or a lawn chair and enjoy a variety of music from 7:30

p.m. to 9 p.m. Train and carousel rides are available during all concerts

for a small charge.

May 4 – July 6

MoVies in THe PArK MAricoPAWhat could be better than a great movie under the stars in the park?

Grab a blanket or a lawn chair and head for Pacana Park to enjoy the

2014 Movies in the Park series.

May 4, 18; June 1, 15

cinco de MAyo fiesTA AT THe forT And TorTiLLA fesTiVAL TucsonThird annual Cinco de Mayo celebration of Mexican culture, art, food

sampling and music at Presidio San Agustin del Tucson.

May 5

TALK cineMA scoTTsdALeAudience members are the critics at this sneak-preview film series that

screens award-winning indie and foreign films before their theatrical

releases. Always a surprise, the films are selected from leading festivals

by critic Harlan Jacobson. Screenings are introduced and followed by

moderated conversations hosted by distinguished guest speakers.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

May 6

sPrinG concerTs in THe PArK GiLBerTEnjoy a night of great music at a FREE concert in Gilbert’s Freestone

Park. Bring your lawn chairs and blankets so you can get comfortable

and listen to fabulous music under the stars.

May 8; June 5

oro VALLey concerT series TucsonSouthern Arizona Arts & Cultural Alliance presents a concert of current

and classic country and rock-and-roll music at Oro Valley Marketplace.

May 8; June 12

Music in THe GArden AT deserT BoTAnicAL GArden PHoeniXDomingo DeGrazia Spanish Guitar Band will bring back their Flamenco

and Spanish flair to the Ullman Terrace.

May 9

40TH AnnuAL rodders dAy sHoW TucsonThe Tucson Street Rod Association presents Rodders Day 40th annual

weekend. This year’s Grand Marshall is hot rod hero Larry “Mr. Hot

Wheels” Wood. Come see pre-1972 hot rods, trucks, muscle cars and

vintage race cars. Host hotel is Doubletree by Hilton across from Reid

Park.

May 9–11

An eVeninG WiTH MArio cAnTone scoTTsdALeActor and comedian Mario Cantone is known to millions as the scene-

stealing wedding planner-with-attitude on HBO’s Sex and the City. He

performs his unique brand of irreverent, high-energy stand-up.

Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts.

May 10

THe niGHT run scoTTsdALeThe Night Run has been an Old Town Scottsdale tradition for more than

25 years! Choose between a 5k or 10k. Kids age 5 and younger can run

the free Tot Trot. Scottsdale Civic Center Plaza.

May 10

niGHT GoLf scoTTsdALePalo Verde Golf Course is offering golfers the chance to take a swing at

the green in the dark! Don’t worry, though, the fairways and pins are

lined with glow sticks, and you get to play with a glowing ball!

May 10, 30; June 21

PrescoTT fine ArT & Wine fesTiVAL PrescoTTThe festival features more than 140 juried fine art participants showcas-

ing and selling their exquisite work under the shade of 170 large elm

trees at the Historic Courthouse Plaza in Downtown Prescott.

May 10

MoVies AT THe MuseuM PHoeniXMovies at the Phoenix Art Museum? The museum may not have popcorn,

but it does screen thought-provoking art films and films that relate to

special exhibitions or the museum’s collection.

May 11, 18; June 8, 22

HoT suMMer niGHTs concerT series PHoeniXHear live bands on High Street at CityCenter of CityNorth. Concerts are

free. Enjoy restaurant specials and other activities (charges may apply).

May 11, 18, 25; June 1, 8

sHAKesPeAre in THe GArden PHoeniXCome enjoy a new adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s

Dream by Southwest Shakespeare Company in partnership with the

Desert Botanical Garden.

May 15–June 1

Music in THe GArden AT deserT BoTAnicAL GArden PHoeniXFeel the pulse of the Brazilian beats of Grupo Liberdade. This 10-piece

ensemble brings an upbeat and lively performance that will be sure to get

you up on your feet!

May 16

cArniVAL of iLLusion: An eVeninG of oLd-WorLd MAGic PHoeniXStep right up and get ready to laugh, have fun and celebrate a magical

night out with Carnival of Illusion. This top-rated attraction is

“Revitalizing Magic” by blending an international theme with all the

charms of a Vaudeville-inspired road show. Travel with the national

recipients of the Gwynne “Excellence in Magic” award and catch a lively

slice of magical history with their beguiling romp around the world. This

is a must-see for tourists and armchair travelers alike.

May 17, 24, 30, 31

sATurdAy niGHT sTArLiGHT TrAins cLArKdALeOn summer evenings, it’s not just the stars that come out to play in

Verde Canyon. As the sun slips behind distant mountains, cool air sweeps

through the canyon, signaling the resident wildlife to begin their nightly

rounds. The canyon comes alive with the luminous glow of moon-kissed

skies on Verde Canyon Railroad’s popular Saturday Starlight Tours.

May 17; June 14


MAriAcHi fesTiVAL PATAGoniASpice up your spring with the Annual Mariachi Festival. Enjoy a wide

variety of southern Arizona Mariachi bands on stage. The event will

feature authentic Mexican food, hot dogs, hamburgers, kettle corn and

shaved ice. Visitors may also bring their own picnic basket, and there

will be a piñata for the kids. Don’t forget to bring plenty of water, a lawn

chair, sunscreen and a hat. In addition, Patagonia offers fishing, birding,

boat tours, nature walks and great camping.

May 17

MT. LeMMon HiLL cLiMB TucsonSponsored by the Greater Arizona Bicycling Association, the Mt. Lemmon

Hill Climb is one of the toughest 100 hill climbs in the country. Starts at

McDonald District Park on Harrison Road, north of the Catalina Highway.

May 16

suMMer JAzz concerTs AT MAin GATe: GiGi BurTon TucsonGigi Burton performs a concert of jazz and pop music as part of the Spring

Concert Series in the Geronimo Plaza Courtyard at Main Gate Square.

May 16

GrAPe TrAin escAPe: Wine-TAsTinG TrAin cLArKdALeGrape Train Escapes are rolling wine-tasting adventures in which select

wineries purvey their wines, which are paired with delectable appetizers.

History comes alive around every bend, whether you’re relaxing in the

comfort of a first-class car or on an open-air viewing car enjoying the true

essence of the Arizona outdoors with a glass of wine in your hand.

May 17; June 14

THe GreAT neAnderTHAL BAsH: A sTone AGe rAMPAGe TucsonThe Centurions present a charitable party, “The Great Neanderthal

Bash, A Stone Age Rampage,” with live music, food and beverages and

a charity casino at Rillito Race Track to raise funds for Carondelet Health

Network.

May 17

KALeidoscoPe of coLor 2014: PrescoTT’s fesTiVAL of iris PrescoTTFeatures an amazing variety of iris in all the colors of the rainbow. Vote

for your favorite iris. Stunning displays of blooms and arrangements.

Planting and care demonstrations. Hundreds of potted iris for sale. Free

event, open to the public.

May 17

THe AMeri”cAn” cAnned crAfT Beer fesTiVAL scoTTsdALeCelebrating the craft beer movement. Award ceremony, live

entertainment, food, VIP quarters, beer science garden, beer

Olympics and more than 40 local and national breweries celebrating

the canned craft beer revolution. Scottsdale Civic Center

Amphitheater.

May 17

coPPer cLAssic cAr & MoTorcycLe sHoW BisBeeJoin the 13th annual antique and specialty car/motorcycle show, with

prizes for the best paint job, goody bags and food and music on Main

Street, Old Bisbee.

May 17

eVeNTS CALeNDAR what’s hot

Make your special trip to the Grand Canyon even more

memorable by traveling aboard a vintage train along a

century-old rail line. With six classes of carefully restored

passenger service, you’ll journey back in time through pine

forests and wide-open prairies as musicians play the tunes

of the West on this entertaining Grand Canyon expedition.

Start your journey at THETRAIN.COM or 1-800-THE-TRAIN.

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WiLLcoX Wine counTry sPrinG fesTiVAL TucsonArizona Wine Growers Association presents wine tastings, yummy treats,

artisan vendors and live entertainment in downtown Willcox’s historical

railroad park.

May 17–18

WyATT eArP dAys TucsonCelebrate the life and times of the Old West’s famous lawman in Tomb-

stone, “the town too tough to die,” with costumed entertainers, gunfights

and street skits, a chili cook-off and stagecoach rides.

May 24–26

Music in THe GArden AT deserT BoTAnicAL GArden PHoeniXBig Pete and the Gamblers are coming back to the Garden. Don’t miss

another noteworthy performance by the King of Blues and Valley legend

Big Pete Pearson.

May 30

suMMer JAzz concerTs AT MAin GATe: doMinGo deGrAziA TucsonDomingo DeGrazia blends vibrant Latin, salsa and rock drumbeats with

flamenco-infused Spanish guitar in the Summer Jazz Concert Series in

Geronimo Plaza at Main Gate Square.

May 30

THe PiMA counTy HoMe, GArden & LifesTyLe sHoW TucsonExhibits, free information, the latest home improvement products,

money-saving tips, and lots of things to buy, see and do! Tucson

Convention Center.

May 30–June 1

fesTiVAL of LiGHTs Wine/Beer TAsTinG AHWATuKeeAn evening of wine and beer tasting (more than 50 varieties), appetizer

tasting from several local restaurants, live entertainment, socializing and

competitive bidding in a silent auction that boasts more than 100 items.

Held at the clubhouse at the Foothills Golf Club.

May 31

sedonA BLueGrAss fesTiVAL sedonAShowcasing established and emerging bluegrass artists from around the

country, with concerts, workshops and more.

June 4–8

PHoeniX coMicon 2014 PHoeniXBilled as “the signature pop-culture experience of the Southwest,”

Comicon brings out the top comic book writers and artists in the

industry. Features genres such as anime, horror and steampunk and

presents a full weekend of events and activities. Fans have the chance

to meet their favorite creators, actors and authors and even get their

autograph and have a photo taken with them. The outfits are half the fun

during this event, so be sure to impersonate your favorite comic book

character. Phoenix Convention Center.

June 5–8

Music in THe GArden AT deserT BoTAnicAL GArden PHoeniXBad Cactus Brass Band is back and ready to turn the Garden into a New

Orleans Second Line.

June 6

GLendALe suMMer BAnd concerT series GLendALeThese free concerts are the perfect night out for the entire family. Bring

your friends, neighbors and the whole gang! Bring lawn chairs or

blankets for seating.

June 6, 13, 20, 27

suMMer ArT cruise PHoeniXCentral Tucson Gallery Association presents a self-guided tour and

receptions at galleries in and around downtown. Get free maps/schedules

at Davis Dominguez Gallery and other participants.

June 7

A TriBuTe To eric cLAPTon PrescoTTCome enjoy a tribute to the music of the only three-time inductee to the

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Eric Clapton. Only on stage once this year—

this is a performance you don’t want to miss!

June 9

Music in THe GArden AT deserT BoTAnicAL GArden PHoeniXBe treated to an all-around good time with The Swingtips, one of the

best swing bands in town.

June 13

BiTe niTe PHoeniXBite Nite, the ALS Association Arizona Chapter’s culinary event

benefiting Lou Gehrig’s disease, pits the Valley’s hottest and most

respected gastronomic minds against each other for the title of Bite

Nite Heavyweight Champion. The evening features tasting-size samples

of delightful morsels in four categories: appetizer, entrée, dessert and

cocktail. Westin Kierland Resort & Spa.

June 14

ProWL & PLAy AT THe PHoeniX zoo PHoeniXEnjoy animal meet-and-greets, cool off at the Yakulla Caverns and Leapin’

Lagoon water play areas or get soaked at the Squirt Gun Water Wars!

June 14

fATHer’s dAy WeeKend GoLf cLAssic TucsonThe Children’s Museum Tucson invites you to come and play! Play golf,

that is! This year marks the 10th Annual Father’s Day Weekend Golf

Classic, held at La Paloma Country Club and presented by Caterpillar.

June 14

JuneTeenTH PAGeAnT And HAir sHoW PHoeniXJuneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the

ending of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth celebrates African

American freedom and achievement while encouraging continuous

self-development and respect for all cultures. The event showcases

youth talent who will be competing for scholarship dollars in the

Juneteenth Pageant. This pageant is not based on outer beauty but

on inner beauty.

June 17

BroAdWAy in Tucson: Jersey Boys TucsonBroadway in Tucson presents this Tony Award-winning show (for Best

Musical) about rock-and-roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons at UA

Centennial Hall.

June 17–22


Miss ArizonA’s ouTsTAndinG Teen PAGeAnT PHoeniXSome of the brightest and most talented young ladies in the state

compete for the Miss Arizona Outstanding Teen crown.

June 18-21

Music in THe GArden AT deserT BoTAnicAL GArden PHoeniXFuerza Caribe and charismatic front man Mitchell De La Cruz ignite the

Ullman Terrace stage, delivering a performance true to their Dominican

roots.

June 20

diA de sAn JuAn fesTiVAL TucsonOne of Tucson’s traditional summer events marks the day the monsoon

rains start to build. The celebration honors St. John the Baptist (patron

saint of water) and features a traditional procession and the blessing

of an altar. The public is welcome to join in the procession. Come see

the famous charreada (Mexican rodeo), mariachis, folklorico dancers

and live music. Charros and escaramuzas will perform on horseback.

There will also be games and activities for children and families,

booths and tables offering information on services available to the

public, and food and refreshments on sale. Staged on the corner of

Congress Street and Avenida del Convento at the Mercado San

Agustin.

June 24

PHoeniX VoLLeyBALL fesTiVAL PHoeniXPhoenix Convention Center and US Airways Arena, more than 7,000

players from more than 700 teams from more than 25 states, players

aged 12-18 play across 140 courts.

June 25-June 29

rinGLinG Bros. And BArnuM & BAiLey circus TucsonThe all-new surge of circus entertainment from Ringling Bros. and

Barnum & Bailey has breathtaking dare-devilry, superhuman stunts and

never-before-seen performances at TCC Arena.

June 25–30

Music in THe GArden AT deserT BoTAnicAL GArden PHoeniXCome enjoy Cold Shott and the Hurricane Horns, a local band that’s

been delighting audiences with their blues beats for more 20 years.

June 27

37TH AnnuAL oLd Miners dAy cHLoride37th Annual Old Miners Day – 9 a.m. bake sale, 11 a.m. gunfight, parade

at noon, 1 p.m. gunfight, free.

June 28

suMMer sPLAsH And dAsH cHAndLerCome stay cool in downtown Chandler with a fun day of sunshine,

swimming and community. Don’t forget the sunscreen!

June 28

Annie GeT your Gun Queen creeKAnnie Get Your Gun will always be a musical for the ages, one of the

Broadway theater’s enduring triumphs. Sharp-shooting country girl

Annie Oakley is such a natural with a gun that she ultimately becomes

the star of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show—to the consternation of the

man she loves but can out-shoot, Frank Butler. Queen Creek Performing

Arts Center.

June 27–30

suMMer fAMiLy niGHT AT THe MuseuM scoTTsdALeThe Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art offers a kid-friendly tour of

museum exhibitions.

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CONCERTSPREMIER VENUES

coMericA THeATre PHoeniX400 West Washington st. Phoenix, Az 85003 —comericatheatre.com

THE WANTED

May 2

thewantedmusic.com

FREE TO LAUGH: LAUGH TO FREE (CARLOS OSCAR, DANA DANIELS)

May 10

freetolaugh.org

BRIT FLOYD – DISCOVERY WORLD TOUR 2014

May 23

britfloyd.com

HerBerGer THeATer cenTer PHoeniX222 east Monroe Phoenix, Az 85004 —herbergertheater.org

VENUS IN FUR

May 1, 14, 18

herbergertheater.org/venus_fur

LOST BOYS FOUND - LUNCH TIME THEATER

May 6, 14, 15

herbergertheater.org/lost_boys_found

LIFE IN THE THEATRE - LUNCH TIME THEATER

May 14, 20, 29

herbergertheater.org/life_in_the_theatre

NPC DENNIS JAMES CLASSIC & IFBB PRO BIKINI

CHAMPIONSHIPS

May 14, 31

herbergertheater.org/dennis_james_classic

SECRETS OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS - LUNCH TIME THEATER

June 3, 4, 14

herbergertheater.org/secrets_of_rich_and_famous

Asu GAMMAGe TeMPe1200 south forest Avenue Tempe, Az 85287—asugammage.com

onceThrough-May 4

oncemusical.com

THe GersHWins’ PorGy And BessJune 3-8

porgyandbessthemusical.com

ceLeBriTy THeATre PHoeniX440 north 32nd street Phoenix Az 85008 —celebritytheatre.com

EMoTional lovE GospEl ConCErT, FEaT. J. Moss, Joshua roGErs,

KEFia rollErson anD swayDE

May 3

jmossmusic.com; kefiarollerson.com

Grown anD sExy, FEaT. ashanTi anD GinuwinE

May 9

ashantithisisme.com; ginuwine.com

rED GrEEn’s how To Do EvEryThinG Tour

May 10

redgreen.com

GEorGE lopEz

May 16-17

georgelopez.com

MasTErs oF FunK

May 31

themastersoffunk.com

raMon ayala

June 14

ramonayala.org

eVeNTS CALeNDAR concerts

THE GERSHWINS’ PORGY & BESS BILLY JOELASHANTI


SEA OF CHANGE - LUNCH TIME THEATERJune 14, 17, 26herbergertheater.org/sea_of_change

foX THeATre Tucson17 West congress street Tucson, Az 85701 —foxtucsontheatre.org

JOHNNY CLEGGMay 7johnnyclegg.com

GIPSY KINGSMay 24gipsykings.com

COLIN MOCHRIE & BRAD SHERWOODMay 30colinandbradshow.com

JUSTIN HAYWARD: LEGENDARY VOICE OF THE MOODY BLUESMay 31justinhayward.com

RONNIE MILSAPJune 13ronniemilsap.com

MArQuee THeATre TeMPe730 north Mill Avenue Tempe, Az 85281 —luckymanonline.com

GOBLIN WITH PINKISH BLACKMay 1luckymanonline.com/events/goblin

NEEDTOBREATHEMay 5needtobreathe.com

TWENTY ONE PILOTS – TRIPFORCONCERTS SPRING 2014 May 6twentyonepilots.com

MANCHESTER ORCHESTRAMay 7themanchesterorchestra.com

SKID ROWMay 9skidrow.com

CHRISTINA PERRI WITH BIRDYMay 13christinaperri.com

LINDSEY STIRLING WITH DIA FRAMPTONMay 27lindseystirling.com

BLACK LABEL SOCIETY WITH DEVIL YOU KNOW, BUTCHER BABIESJune 4blacklabelsociety.com

UH HUH HERJune 6uhhuhher.com

TECH N9NE WITH FREDDIE GIBBS, KRIZZ KALIKO, JARREN BENTO, PSYCH WARD DRUGGIES, POIZONOUS LOGIKJune 7strangemusicinc.com

orPHeuM THeATer fLAGsTAff15 West Aspen street flagstaff, Az 86001 —orpheum-theater.com

LOUDON WAINWRIGHT IIIMay 10lw3.com

LES CLAYPOOL’S DUO DE TWANGJune 14lw3.com

PHoeniX syMPHony PHoeniXone north first street. ste. 200 Phoenix, Az 85004—phoenixsymphony.org

CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIEMay 16-18cirquedelasymphonie.com

TCHAIKOVSKY’S SYMPHONY NO. 4 & PROKOFIEV’S VIOLIN CONCERTO NO. 2May 22-24tickets.phoenixsymphony.org

MY FAIR LADYMay 30, June 1tickets.phoenixsymphony.org

DISNEY IN CONCERT: MAGICAL MUSIC FROM THE MOVIESJune 6-7tickets.phoenixsymphony.org

us AirWAys cenTer PHoeniX201 east Jefferson street Phoenix, Az 85004 —usairwayscenter.com

BILLY JOELJune 1billyjoel.com

JAMES TAYLORJune 10james-taylor.com

PHoeniX THeATre PHoeniX100 east Mcdowell road Phoenix, Az 85004 —phoenixtheatre.com

AVENUE QThrough May 18phoenixtheatre.com/events/avenue-q

LES MISéRABLESThrough May 25phoenixtheatre.com/events/les-miserables


SPORTING EVENTSARIZONA TEAMS

Vs. San Diego Padres

Wed., May 27 at 6:40 p.m.

Chase Field


Thu., May 28 at 6:40 p.m.

Chase Field

Vs. Cincinnati Reds

Thu., May 29 at 6:40 p.m.

Chase Field

Vs. Cincinnati Reds

Fri., May 30 at 6:40 p.m.

Chase Field

Vs. Cincinnati Reds

Sat., May 31 at 7:10 p.m.

Chase Field

Vs. Cincinnati Reds

Sun., June 1 at 1:10 p.m.

Chase Field

@ Colorado Rockies

Tue., June 3 at 5:40 p.m.

@ Colorado Rockies

Wed., June 4 at 5:40 p.m.

@ Colorado Rockies

Thu., June 5 at 5:40 p.m.

Vs. Atlanta Braves

Fri., June 6 at 6:40 p.m.

Chase Field

arIZOna DIaMOnDBackS BaSeBaLL

@ San Diego Padres


@ San Diego Padres


@ San Diego Padres

Sun., May 4 at 1:10 p.m.

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Mon., May 5 at 5:10 p.m.

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Tue., May 6 at 5:10 p.m.

@ Milwaukee Brewers

Wed., May 7 at 10:10 a.m.

@ Chicago White Sox


@ Chicago White Sox


@ Chicago White Sox

Sun., May 11 at 11:10 a.m.

Vs. Washington Nationals

Mon., May 12 at 6:40 p.m.

Chase Field

Vs. Washington Nationals


Chase Field

Vs. Washington NationalsWed., May 14 at 12:40 p.m.Chase Field

Vs. Los Angeles DodgersFri., May 16 at 6:40 p.m.Chase Field

Vs. Los Angeles DodgersSat, May 17 at 5:10 p.m.Chase Field

Vs. Los Angeles DodgersSun., May 18 at 1:10 p.m.Chase Field

@ St. Louis CardinalsTue., May 20 at 5:15 p.m.

@ St. Louis CardinalsWed., May 21 at 5:15 p.m.

@ St. Louis CardinalsThu., May 22 at 4:15 p.m.

@ New York MetsFri., May 23 at 4:10 p.m.

@ New York MetsSat., May 24 at 1:10 p.m.

@ New York MetsSun., May 25 at 10:10 a.m.

Vs. San Diego PadresTue., May 26 at 5:10 p.m.Chase Field

eVeNTS CALeNDAR sporting events

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Vs. Atlanta Braves

Sat., June 7 at 7:10 p.m.

Chase Field

Vs. Atlanta Braves


Chase Field

Vs. Houston Astros

Mon., June 9 at 6:40 p.m.

Chase Field

Vs. Houston Astros


Chase Field

@ Houston Astros


@ Houston Astros


@ Los Angeles Dodgers






Vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Mon., June 16 at 6:40 p.m.

Chase Field



Chase Field



Chase Field



Chase Field

Vs. San Francisco Giants


Chase Field



Chase Field



Chase Field

Vs. Cleveland Indians


Chase Field



Chase Field



Chase Field



Chase Field



Chase Field

arIZOna raTTLerS arena FOOTBaLL

@ Jacksonville Sharks


@ Portland Thunder


Vs. Spokane Shock


US Airways Center

@ Los Angeles Kiss


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eVeNTS CALeNDAR sporting events

Vs. San Jose Sabercats


US Airways Center

@ Portland Thunder

Fri, June 6 at 7:00 p.m.

@ San Antonio Talons

Sat, June 14 at TBD

Vs. Los Angeles Kiss

Sat, June 21 at 6:00 p.m.

US Airways Center

@ San Jose Sabercats


PHOenIX Mercury BaSkeTBaLL

Vs. Seattle Storm

Sat, May 17 at 7:00 p.m.

US Airways Center

@ Los Angeles Sparks

Sun, May 18 at 6:00 p.m.

Vs. San Antonio Silver Stars


US Airways Center

Vs. Tulsa Shock

Fri, May 30 at 7:00 p.m.

US Airways Center

Vs. Seatle Storm

Tue, June 3 at 7:00 p.m.

US Airways Center

@ Tulsa Shock


@ San Antonio Silver Stars


@ Washington Mystics


@ Connecticut Sun


@ Minnesota Lynx

Sun., June 15 at 10:00 a.m.

Vs. Minnesota Lynx


US Airways Center

@ Tulsa Shock


@ Indiana Fever


@ Tulsa Shock


aSu BaSeBaLL

@ Oklahoma State


@ Oklahoma State


@ Oklahoma State

Sun., May 4 at 11:00 a.m.

Vs. Oregon


Winkles Field-Packard Stadium

Vs. Oregon



Vs. Oregon

Sun., May 11 at 12:00 p.m.


@ UNLV


Vs. Utah



Vs. Utah



Vs. Utah

Sun., May 18 at 12:30 p.m.


Vs. Abilene Christian



@ Washington State


@ Washington State


@ Washington State

Sun., May 25 at 12:00 p.m.

uofa BaSeBaLL

@ Oregon


@ Oregon


@ Oregon


Vs. Stanford


Hi Corbett Field

Vs. Stanford


Hi Corbett Field

Vs. Stanford

Sun., May 11 at 12:00 p.m.

Hi Corbett Field

@ California


@ California


@ California




Hi Corbett Field



Hi Corbett Field


Sun., May 25 at 12:00 p.m.

Hi Corbett Field

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