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Q: This year the Big 12 Conference was blessed with several teams in bowl games. I remember that there is some way the Big 12 divides up the payout. Can you tell us what the percentage the conference gets and the percentage the individual teams keep? — R. Watts .
Local notices and information
The National Gallery continues their au courant exhibition (an exhibition of works of selected leading, avant garde international artists through 25 January 2007 sponsored by Coutts (Cayman) Ltd and curated by Nancy Barnard. Contact the Gallery at 945-8111 for more information. Full Gospel Businessmens Monthly Breakfast Meeting
The monthly breakfast meeting of the Full Gospel Businessmens Fellowship International takes place on Saturday 27 January 2007 at 7:15 am at the Bayside Restaurant, North Church Street. For reservations call 949-5720 or 949-0942. Fundraising Garage Sale
The ladies of West Bay Assembly of God will be having a huge fundraising garage sale on Saturday 27 January at 7:00 am in the white tent on Finch Drive, Birch Tree Hill. Lots of great stuff at very reasonable prices.
Career & Education
IN the 1990s, the go-go brain trust of California's Silicon Valley envisioned the perfect worker. The phrase "zero-drag worker" was invented for this model employee. In that world, the zero-drag workers had neither family, possessions, commitments nor social life that would pull them away from the job at hand. The rationale was that the technology was changing the world so fast that having access to your workers 24/7 put your company in the best position to get ahead. It proved to be a careless and short-lived phenomenon. People don't live for their employers, nor should they.
Now, a new study contends that having a family life or extensive social connections outside the job actually is good for an employee.
"There appears to be the common perception that having a family interferes with your work performance," says Marian Ruderman of the Centre for Creative Leadership in Greensboro, NC.
Baby boomers flocking to East Valley
In many ways, Dan Dekett is just like traditional snowbirds who spend part of the year in the East Valley. At the onset of each winter, he heads southwest to a warmer climate, driving in a 39-foot motorhome from his primary residence in Standish, Mich., to an RV park in east Mesa. .
Gardens' antique/art appraisals lure big crowd
The Flamingo Gardens appraisal event didn't yield a lot of true antiques, but many owners went home happy with their worth. BY BEVERLY BIDNEY Special to The Miami Herald Piggybacking on the popularity of PBS' Antiques Roadshow, Flamingo Gardens in Davie has had a hit with its own biannual antique and art appraisals event for five years. Twice a year, people line up for an expert opinion of their treasures. ''Some people are pleasantly surprised by the information and the value,'' said Elizabeth Kostecki, director of volunteer services and special events at Flamingo Gardens. ``Others, of course, are very disappointed because they believe all the family stories. They find out something isn't as old or as valuable as they have been led to believe.'' As people brought their treasures to the table, expert appraiser Leo G.
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