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When it comes to firsts, Michelle Obama seems to break new ground every day. Of course, being the first black first lady is at the top of the heap. But she’s first in many other “first lady” categories, too.
As the media assesses her husband’s first 100 days in office tomorrow, we look at the mark she has made in her short time in the White House:
Tallest: Mrs. Obama is tall (5-foot-11), but she’s not the tallest first lady in American
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Apr 28 2009
Posted: under "A Slice Of Life".
Tags: car, curiosity, excitement, funny, humor, innovation, laughter, money, office, smiles, truth
Air-Conditioner in the Car
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The four Goldberg brothers, Lowell, Norman, Hiram, and Max, invented and developed the first automobile air-conditioner.
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On July 17, 1946, the temperature in Detroit was 97 degrees.
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner".
Tags: application, encouragement, English, experience, feelings, happiness, Jamaican, joy, life, literacy, Mathematics, ministry, office, officer, pride, smiles, thought, world
Published: Monday | March 2, 2009
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Dalyn Taylor-Dennie - Contributed
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Now in her mid-40s, Dalyn Taylor-Dennie is enjoying life to the fullest. Now a telephone operator at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, she has had a new lease on life ever since enrolling in the Jamaican Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL), the adult literacy organisation, formerly called JAMAL.
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Mar 02 2009
Posted: under "Jamaica Labrish Korner".
Tags: agency, citizen, fee, foreigners, government, immigration, island, Jamaican, office, passport, revenue, sales, service
Published: Friday | January 30, 2009
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GOVERNMENT HAS no plans to increase the cost of a passport at this time.
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However, foreigners applying for extended stays in the island, and those seeking to become citizens of Jamaica, might soon have to dig deeper to pay increased fees for the services offered by the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).
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Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of National Security, Major Richard Reese told the Public Administration and Appropriations Committee of Parliament that the ministry had made a submission to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service for the current fees to be reviewed.
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW".
Tags: America, economy, family, link, nation, oath, office, photo, politics, president, senator, smiles
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Posted: under "DID YOU KNOW", Inspirationals.
Tags: America, election, first lady, gift, history, hope, inauguration, life, link, nation, office, parade, peace, photos, politics, power, president, smiles, unity
First black president takes office, facing an array of problems
JIM WATSON / AFP/Getty Images
Barack Obama became the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday afternoon, promising a new era of “hope over fear, unity of purpose over conflict and discord.”
Jan 20 2009