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Overseers will put the brakes on illegal taxisHATS off to the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) for its initiative to engage 30 retired UAE citizens as overseers to report and catch people found using their private cars as taxis. The new officials have all served in the army or the police and are particularly familiar with the job. They would be eligible for a monthly remuneration of Dh1,000 in addition to 5 per cent of the value of fines they collect from offenders, provided that the total collected charges do not exceed Dh9,000 a month. The initiative will not only protect and safeguard the rights of cabbies affiliated to the RTA but create jobs for retired nationals who feel they have more years of service left in them. Drivers who employ their own cars or leased vehicles to shuttle passengers will either dwindle in number or just vanish. read more. O'Neill ready to start work at VillaMARTIN O'Neill's appointment as Villa boss should be rubber-stamped today with the Irishman expected at Villa Park to sign a long-term contract. O'Neill and chairman Doug Ellis are booked to fly to Hanover tomorrow morning so that the new manager can at least be present, if not necessarily in charge, of the club's pre-season friendly in the afternoon. An agreement between O'Neill and Ellis had been hatched at least a fortnight ago with O'Neill desperate to return to management after over a year on the sidelines looking after his wife Geraldine, who was diagnosed with cancer. With his wife now believed to be in much better health, O'Neill is set to replace David O'Leary and is believed to be hungry to bring success to the club. . read more. Translating Tech-Speak To the Vulnerable MassesPerry, 51, is Internet security firm Trend Micro Inc.'s "virus hunter." The job combines a deep understanding of computer security issues with the ability to clearly communicate those issues to non-techies. "It's my job to educate people about a threat," he said. "And the public doesn't want technical details. They want salient facts." . read more. Racing: Eden Rock will be hard to beat in Mile featureA top mile handicapper can be a jewel in any stable, as is illustrated by the latest of the many big-money races over this trip available to horses of this calibre, the totesport Mile at Goodwood. The winner will earn 93,480 but will have had to work hard for the money. Winning one of these races is difficult enough, but winning two or more is very demanding, yet there is plenty of money being wagered that Sir Gerard and Dunelight, having won big handicaps, will do it again. Sir Gerard lifted the Brittania Stakes at Royal Ascot, beating Free Air, who was receiving 1lb, by two lengths. Dunelight took the London Clubs International at Ascot last month, also beating Free Air, who was receiving 1lb, by five lengths. Logic has it, then, that if one of these two is to make it a double, Dunelight should be the one. read more. Will Saudis Emulate Dubai's Development Bonanza?The grass is always greener on the other side. Saudi visitors and businessmen returning from Dubai seem to come back ever more impressed by the phenomenal growth and development taking place in that UAE emirate. They long for the day when the Kingdom emulates Dubai's apparent success. A major question, however, does Saudi Arabia really want to be another Dubai? Underneath the glitter and the sophisticated marketing and PR, glitches and cracks are beginning to appear in Dubai's so-called miracle development bonanza. It behooves Saudi Arabia to sit back and take note. Societies need to balance their economic development with transformation that takes into account internal social cohesiveness and responsibilities for the wider community. While Dubai has undoubtedly provided its native citizens with the trappings of a comfortable welfare state, a luxury lifestyle and seeming guaranteed employment, the desire and obsession to be the number one in many areas has also created social stress and uncertainty about core family traditions and values. read more. Government offices will soon set up nurseriesDubai: Mothers who work for government agencies may soon be able to bring their children to their offices, the Ministry of Social Affairs announced yesterday. Social Affairs Minister Maryam Mohammad Khalfan Al Roumi said government offices that employ 50 or more women are now "encouraged" to construct nurseries in their offices, She said offices with less than 50 employees may also coordinate with adjacent offices in putting up a common nursery area for them. A WAM wire report said the nurseries should at least be able to accommodate 20 children. Working mothers will not have to pay anything for use of the nurseries other than a "symbolic" registration fee to be set by the Ministry of Social Affairs. The decree mandating the setting up of the nurseries permits donations, presents and unconditional trusts from individuals, organisations, establishments and companies. read more. MIDDAY BUSINESS REPORT: Garmin navigates to record, raises ...Garmin Ltd . sold $432.5 million worth of navigation gear during the second quarter, shattering Wall Street estimates for the Olathe company. Before the market opened this morning, the manufacturer of Global Positioning System devices reported a $120.7 million profit for the three months. Min Kao, Garmin's chief executive, said the sale of automotive products grew by more than 100 percent during the period. "Solid growth in both our automotive/mobile and outdoor/fitness segments has positioned us to exceed our earlier 2006 guidance for these segments," Kao said in a statement. The company raised its sales projections for 2006 to $1.6 billion, and earnings per share forecast to "exceed $3.90." The $432.5 million in sales is a record for Garmin for the second quarter. read more.Your curiosity in this impressive subject feasibly started due to word of mouth. If quality Dubai Hotel Job information is what you are wishful for, MSN search can pinpoint it for you.
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