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By Scott Herhold, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jan. 7–You may have read the story recently about how Google has devised an elaborate online survey to winnow the more than 100,000 job applications it gets each month.San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Herhold Column: Are You Suitable for S.J. Politics? Herhold: (RedNova)

Once privatization is completed the next moves should be the removal of all restrictions on the inflow and outflow of capital,lowering the corporate tax rates to the lowest in Europe,saying good bye to the dinar and hello to the euro,make English an official language with classes starting in kindergarten on in all Serbian schools,develop the Danube as a gambling mecca ala Macao or …Comments: 1 (B92)

Dive shop with eyes set on exotic locales (The News-Press)

class If you’re looking for tickets for last-minute travel or during peak dates, you may find that first or business class can cost just a little more than coach-class fares.Signposts (Contra Costa Times)

Hays Blinckmann’s first painting studio in Key West went up in flames, the work of an arsonist. She relocated across the street, only to be flooded by Hurricane Wilma in 2005.A new lease for the arts in Key West (Miami Herald)

Sandi Haimbaugh didn’t start to scuba dive until she was 58 years old. Now 72, Haimbaugh shows no signs of letting up.Dive shop with eyes set on exotic locales (The News-Press)

Sewer Pipes (Forbes)

A busy 12 months for offshore firms have seen a number of changes in the market, as well as to the firms themselves. By Gemma WestacottThe offshore hardcore (The Lawyer)

Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera sports car, said first-half profit surged because of a revaluation and hedges on its stake in Volkswagen AG.Porsche First-Half Net Surges on Stake in Volkswagen (Update6) (Bloomberg.com)

It’s Time for Candy, Flowers, a Romantic Dinner and a Trip to the ATM – Prepare to Spend Between $160 and $400 to Play … (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Don’t let the name fool you. Atlanta Bread Co. is a full-service, upscale eatery serving sandwiches, soups, salads, pastries, hot bagels, mouth-watering pastries and much more.Work ‘gets better and better’ for entrepreneurs in Morris (Daily Record)

The sunlight was barely peaking through the clouds in the pre-dawn sky as Rob Beglin eased his Ranger 191 Cayman flats boat out of McClellanville’s Jeremy Creek into the Intracoastal Waterway.Weather yields red drum turnout (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)

Music-themed cruises are growing in popularity as promoters and executives seek to capitalize on large fan followings with the time and cash to spend on a vacation with their favorite musicians.A Dance-Party Niche in the Cruise Industry (New York Times)

Cpl. Chris Santiago spent last week in the Cayman Islands. The tropical vacation was a far cry from what the 22-year-old Parkersburg Marine was doing just four months ago, when he stepped on an improvised explosive device in Iraq and his whole life changed.W.Va. Marine fighting back after losing legs in IED blast (Charleston Daily Mail)

With hawala on the backfoot, RBI coffers are bulging. According to foreign exchange dealers, almost $ 5-6 billion has marched back into the country in the last two years-mostly through legal channels. This is possibly the first time that such large amounts have been brought back. Yes, hawala transactions have gone down significantly, say bankers. “Any discovery by Americans about black …Quiet flowed the moolah (Indian Express via Yahoo! India News)

BFA call time on Lightbourne (The Royal Gazette)

The full year’s numbers aren’t even in yet, and Mississippi’s 2006 exports have blown by the $4 billion record set in 2005.Mississippi ‘06 exports achieve a record high (The Clarion-Ledger)

A bulletin from the Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) confirmed that the island had “recorded a three-year high for (re)insurance company incorporations during 2006, with an almost 10 percent increaseBermuda Monetary Authority Confirms Increased Incorporation Activity (Insurance Journal)

Kyle Lightbourne’s tenure at the helm of Bermuda’s national football team has come to a grinding halt.BFA call time on Lightbourne (The Royal Gazette)

The price Jamaican consumers pay for electricity is the mid range of the cost of the utility in other Caribbean markets, recent surveys suggest.Ja’s electricity charges regionally competitive (Jamaica Gleaner)” title=”Local News>Ja’s electricity charges regionally competitive (Jamaica Gleaner)” >Local News>Ja’s electricity charges regionally competitive (Jamaica Gleaner)

Low-Power Audio CD Player Patent Granted to O2Micro (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Tina White of Cross Lanes is headed to Jamaica and the grand cayman Islands as one of five winners in an Internet weight loss contest. White has lost more than 30 pounds since last January.Winner & loser (The Charleston Gazette)

GEORGE TOWN, grand cayman, Jan. 25, 2007 — O2Micro International Limited ; , a leading supplier of innovative power management and security components and systems, was issued 10 claims under United States patent number 7,130,930 for its Low-Power Audio CD Player invention; a continuation of the invention issued June 2005 under United States patent number 6,895,448.Low-Power Audio CD Player Patent Granted to O2Micro (PrimeNewswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Australian rock band You Am I knows its rock history.CD reviews: You Am I, America (Northwest Herald)

Porsche profit soars on value of Volkswagen stake (Market Watch)

Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera sports car, said profit in the past six months surged because of its stake in Volkswagen AG.Porsche First-Half Net Surges on Stake in Volkswagen (Update4) (Bloomberg.com)

An inquest is expected to be delayed today after a family asked for time to assemble a team of experts to help investigate the death of a wealthy businessman.Pappas family want today?s inquest delayed (The Royal Gazette)

A roundup of the latest corporate earnings reports and what companies are saying about future quarters.Updates, advisories and surprises (Market Watch)

Jan. 26 (Bloomberg) — Porsche AG, the maker of the 911 Carrera sports car, said first-half profit surged because of a revaluation and hedges on its stake in Volkswagen AG.Porsche First-Half Net Surges on Stake in Volkswagen (Update6) (Bloomberg.com)

San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Herhold Column: Are You Suitable for S.J. Politics? Herhold: (RedNova)

By Scott Herhold, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jan. 7–You may have read the story recently about how Google has devised an elaborate online survey to winnow the more than 100,000 job applications it gets each month.San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Herhold Column: Are You Suitable for S.J. Politics? Herhold: (RedNova)

World Poker Tour Freerolls at UltimateBet.com Shine for PokerListings Players Summary (PR Web via Yahoo! News)

The Germania Florida club plans a seven-night cruise to the Western Caribbean abroad the luxury liner Costa Magica out of Fort Lauderdale with stops in Cozumel, grand cayman, Ocho Rios and Grand Turks. The price includes all port charges and taxes, bus transportation and private cocktail party.Saturday: (St. Petersburg Times)

grand cayman, Jan. 17 /PRNewswire/ — The world’s most famous seafood chef and “The Shark” himself came together the weekend of January 6th to provide guests at The Ritz-Carlton, grand cayman with equally impressive culinary and golf experiences.Eric Ripert and Greg Norman Host a Weekend of World Class Dining and Golf at The Ritz-Carlton, grand cayman (RedNova)

Make your musical choice (Vail Daily)

This story appeared in the Antelope Valley Press on Saturday, January 13, 2007.Galli leads women Realtors group (Antelope Valley Press)

1 Seven is the optimum number of hours of sleep for humans, according to a US scientific study.Is this your lucky number? Seventy-seven things you need to know about seven (Independent)