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The For Your Information column appears daily in The Miami Herald's Broward section. You'll find classes, clubs, programs for senior citizens and children, and community entertainment events. On Fridays, Broward's Weekend section features comprehensive listings of the coming weekend's entertainment events and a look at what's ahead. Listings are subject to change without notice. It is recommended that you call before attending an event. BLACK HISTORY MONTH African-American Research Library Black History Celebrations: through Feb. 29; 2650 Sistrunk Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; free. 954-625-2810: • Black History Month Essay Contest open to Broward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Entries are judged on merit, originality, grammar and spelling.
All Jobs Aren't Created Equal:
Jobs would seem to be the obvious answer for the source of most income. But history bears out that anything obvious seems to sail right over our politicians heads, but let’s not count on them and start counting on ourselves, our family, and our friends. So continuing with our thought, if the symptom is that Americans are running out of money and credit, then the problem must be a lack of jobs; more correctly, good jobs. Our federal government gets nervous when lots of Americans are unemployed as it tends to make reelection a difficult proposition. But the greater problem isn’t unemployment, it is underemployment. In the fourth quarter of 2007, the U.S. lost 17,000 jobs. That isn’t good, but the details are far worse. There were 27,000 jobs lost in the construction industry, 28,000 job losses in manufacturing and 11,000 jobs lost in the professional and business services companies.
Plum native helps Raggs go to riches
Now the characters who make up the hit kids television show "Raggs" have done a lot more for Ms. Steedman, a 1972 Plum High School graduate. After first emerging in Australia, the show has made it to the Public Broadcasting Service -- and into 40 percent of the media markets around the United States. It isn't being aired on WQED in Pittsburgh yet. Ms. Steedman (pronounced stedd-man) had thought that "Raggs" would be nothing more than a simple carpool story until one of her ad agency clients, a large regional mall, asked for an idea for a kids program. She reached into her memory bank, and the live "Raggs" format began in the malls. The rock 'n' roll-loving dog was mobbed by kids. Raggs and the rest of the band went on tour and found a solid following among children and their parents.
RIM announces BlackBerry platform enhancements
Phone Scoop reported on the RIM announcement that BlackBerry owners will be receiving updates for their devices that adds enhanced functionality and security. These new software updates will be phased in over the first half of 2008 and if you buy a new device in mid to late 2008 it should have the updates already installed. The updates include enhanced messaging and collaboration, simpler management and support for IT departments, enhanced security, and expanded application support. End users will primarily see the enhancements in messaging that include integration of DataViz's excellent Documents To Go product for viewing and editing Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, remote search for older messages no longer on your device, free-busy calendar lookup of coworkers, HTML and rich text email support, and IBM Lotus enhancements.
West Virginia Radio Station Offers Free Valentine's Day Divorce for ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. A Charleston radio station is observing Valentine's Day with a reminder that Cupid sometimes misses his mark. WKLC-FM, better known as Rock 105, is giving away a free divorce. Valentine's Day isn't all hearts and flowers, says WKLC Program Director Jay Nunley. There is a darker side, he said, "where maybe you despise your spouse and resent the entire day." Through 4 p.m. on Thursday, Valentine's Day, applications for the free divorce will be accepted on the classic rock station's Web site, www.wklc.com. The winning name will be drawn at 5 p.m. Nunley cautions that this is a real divorce and people shouldn't enter if they aren't serious. Also, people expecting a long, drawn-out legal battle should hire a lawyer because the Rock 105 contest is for a relatively uncomplicated divorce.
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