Kids Contests Invite Holiday Card Creations
Moira E McLaughlin asks young artists 14 and under in the United States to enter three contests sponsored by Pier 1 Imports and UNICEF. Create a hand drawn holiday card with the theme Making Spirits Bright for a chance at a 5000 dollar scholarship and 500 dollars in school art supplies.
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Casey and Bella Adventure Contest Details Across Editions
Two dogs Casey and Bella, friends since earlier tales in Hawaii and New York City, vie in a writing contest for grades three to five. Entry rules urge teamwork with an adult supervisor, deadline April 15, plus a $500 prize and a published book.
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Iowa City VA marks 10th transplant program anniversary
The Iowa City VA Health Care System celebrated its 10th anniversary of the transplant program, drawing patients from 48 states plus Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Since 2001 it has performed 216 transplants, with 10 percent from living donors, amid a history of pioneering kidney and pancreas transplants in the VA system.
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Iowa City VA Medical Center Renamed and Expanded Services
The Iowa City VA Health Care System is now the Iowa City center and operates in Bettendorf Cedar Rapids Dubuque Ottumwa Waterloo Coralville in Iowa and Galesburg Quincy in Illinois A third party note mentions two new locations planned for 2011. Arthur Soss 65 of Kirkland Ill. thanks daughter Jennifer 31 for kidney donation and praises Vietnam veteran life post surgery.
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Capturing the infant form with simple light and close-ups
Heidi Stevens shares tips from baby photographers on timeless infant portraits. Focus on natural light near a window, fill the frame with close-ups of hands feet and tiny features, turn off the flash, and capture candid expressions before the first birthday ends.
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